The Dunellen Destroyers will take on the North Plainfield Canucks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dunellen has given up an average of 11.4 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
While Dunellen didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Perth Amboy Vo-Tech by a score of 17-12 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Destroyers.
Kyla Fucito
| 04/23/25 @ Perth Amboy Vo-Tech | 3 |
| 04/22/25 vs Somerset Tech | 2 |
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Rose Ciccolella and Kyla Fucito did most of the damage at the plate: Ciccolella went 1-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI, while Fucito got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Fucito has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa DeVesa, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Dunellen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .773. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .368 or higher in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four matchups, North Plainfield finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to Calvary Christian. The game marked the Canucks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Dunellen's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for North Plainfield, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
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