The Somerville Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Rutgers Prep Argonauts at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Somerville will head into Tuesday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a ten-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Hillsborough by a score of 8-6. Somerville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Rutgers Prep gave up the first runs last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over North Brunswick.
Ethan Nepomuceno was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Maddox Chu, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Somerville's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Rutgers Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 9-14.
Somerville came out on top in a nail-biter against Rutgers Prep in their previous matchup on May 6th, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Somerville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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