(13) JFK (7-18) at (4) South Plainfield (14-11), 4 pm Wednesday: The Tigers won an earlier matchup this season, back on May 7th, as Dom Massaro led an offensive onslaught, going 4-for-4 and hitting for the cycle with three RBIs in a 14-4 win. South Plainfield is coming off a 7-1 win over Middlesex today (Tuesday) and has a very balanced lineup. Hitting .296 as a team, Massaro is smoking the ball, hitting an unheard of .552 on the year, with 25 RBI and two home runs. For the defending champs – who have a chance to win it every year – we’ll see if the Tigers go with “The Bull,” ace Aiden McCarthy, or hold him to the semis and put big Andrew Bena or Jayden Jiminez in to start. Kennedy, meanwhile, was 5-4 smack dab in the middle of April, but has tumbled since, losing 14 of its last 16 games. Senior Grant Lorentzen (.470, 18 RBI) makes the offense go, and is their ace pitcher (4-4 record, but a 1.76 ERA) and this year achieved the rare milestones of reaching 200 career strikeouts as a pitcher and 100 career hits as a batter.
