Andy MendlowitzMyCentralJersey.com
Top 10 Entering Week 5
(Records through Saturday, April 30)
Analysis: Last week I said it was a spring of parity. That going back and forth on the scoreboard continued this past week. No. 2 Monroe, No. 3 South Plainfield and No. 4 East Brunswick each had GMC losses. However, Woodbridge and North Brunswick remained hot with undefeated weeks and Middlesex earned a key sweep over Metuchen. What to do? Ultimately, there was no movement until the backend of the poll.
1. St. Joseph (12-2) – last week No. 1: There’s no controversy here. The Falcons are 10-0 in GMC Red Division play with another anticipated series against South Plainfield on tap for this week.
2. Monroe (8-6) – last week No. 2: Monroe split with South Brunswick last week, losing to their ace Joey Tuttoilmondo. Their opening sweep of South Plainfield and split with Old Bridge keeps them at No. 2. Their series against East Brunswick this week can shake things up.
3. South Plainfield (9-6) – last week No. 3: The Tigers swept Perth Amboy and lost to nonconference AL Johnson and to J.P. Stevens, always a tough out. South Plainfield does have sweeps against Edison and Old Bridge on their resume.
4. East Brunswick (7-6) – last week No. 4: The Bears beat nonconference Hillsborough and lost to a hot North Brunswick team on a walk-off hit.
5. Old Bridge (9-7) – last week No. 5: I grappled with moving Old Bridge up a spot. They had an impressive win over Seton Hall Prep and swept J.P. Stevens last week and lost to Don Bosco in a beefed-up schedule. Really, they don’t have bad losses. However, after going back and forth with it, I didn’t want to penalize East Brunswick that much for losing to North Brunswick on a walk-off.
6. Woodbridge (12-2) – last week No. 6: The Barrons started the season with a six-game winning streak, lost twice to Metuchen and now they’re on their second six-game win streak of the spring. This could have been a trap week with three games against GMC teams with losing records in Carteret and Sayreville (a two-game series), yet both are talented dangerous and capable of winning any time out. The Barrons, which also defeated Plainfield, finished with a 4-0 week.
2. Monroe (8-6) – last week No. 2: Monroe split with South Brunswick last week, losing to their ace Joey Tuttoilmondo. Their opening sweep of South Plainfield and split with Old Bridge keeps them at No. 2. Their series against East Brunswick this week can shake things up.
3. South Plainfield (9-6) – last week No. 3: The Tigers swept Perth Amboy and lost to nonconference AL Johnson and to J.P. Stevens, always a tough out. South Plainfield does have sweeps against Edison and Old Bridge on their resume.
4. East Brunswick (7-6) – last week No. 4: The Bears beat nonconference Hillsborough and lost to a hot North Brunswick team on a walk-off hit.
5. Old Bridge (9-7) – last week No. 5: I grappled with moving Old Bridge up a spot. They had an impressive win over Seton Hall Prep and swept J.P. Stevens last week and lost to Don Bosco in a beefed-up schedule. Really, they don’t have bad losses. However, after going back and forth with it, I didn’t want to penalize East Brunswick that much for losing to North Brunswick on a walk-off.
6. Woodbridge (12-2) – last week No. 6: The Barrons started the season with a six-game winning streak, lost twice to Metuchen and now they’re on their second six-game win streak of the spring. This could have been a trap week with three games against GMC teams with losing records in Carteret and Sayreville (a two-game series), yet both are talented dangerous and capable of winning any time out. The Barrons, which also defeated Plainfield, finished with a 4-0 week.
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