The Somerville Pioneers will take on the South Plainfield Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Somerville fell victim to Ridge and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Devil. The Pioneers have struggled against the Red Devil recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, South Plainfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Watchung Hills Regional on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 7-6. The Tigers just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Somerville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for South Plainfield, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
Somerville suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to South Plainfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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