If South Plainfield was riding high fresh off their 16-3 takedown of East Brunswick on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers fell just short of the Bears by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Nick Irizarry
| 05/01/25 @ East Brunswick | 4 |
| 04/29/25 @ East Brunswick | 1 |
| 04/26/25 vs South Brunswick | 2 |
| 04/25/25 @ Red Bank Catholic | 2 |
| 04/24/25 @ South Brunswick | 2 |
Nick Irizarry was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dom Massaro, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
South Plainfield's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for East Brunswick, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Plainfield will welcome Sayreville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East Brunswick, they will be playing at home against St. Thomas Aquinas at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Bears' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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