The Neptune Scarlet Fliers will head out on the road to challenge the Manchester Township Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neptune is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Neptune came up short against Ocean Township and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, Manchester Township was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Donovan Catholic by a score of 9-7.
Anthony Carino was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Carino was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Carino wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colton Sitarik, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Neptune's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Manchester Township, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Neptune beat Manchester Township 5-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Manchester Township's Frank Kern, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Neptune to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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