The South Brunswick Vikings will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Monroe Township Falcons. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Brunswick is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Freehold Township a 1-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Monroe Township came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 4-0.
The result came thanks to Zack Wallace's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Monroe Township saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
South Brunswick has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Monroe Township, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
South Brunswick suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Monroe Township in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wallace, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that South Brunswick knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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