After flying high against New Brunswick last Thursday, Carteret came back down to earth. The Carteret Ramblers lost 11-1 to the Colonia Patriots on Saturday. Carteret was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Colonia apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Carteret saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Santana, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Santana has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Carteret's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Colonia, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
Carteret will take on East Brunswick Vo-Tech at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Carteret is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Colonia, they will head out on the road to face off against Piscataway at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Colonia's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Piscataway's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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