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St. Joseph 2, South Plainfield 0: Richard Zangara threw a two-hit gem as St. Joseph looks to finish strong before next week’s GMC Tournament.
The senior righthander went the distance striking out two scattering four walks and a hit batter. He now has a 1.41 ERA 34 2/3 innings.
The host Falcons (9-6) scored in the first and fourth innings. Luke Palermo was 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI and scored. JP Zayle singled and scored and adding hits were Joseph Barca and Kris Almanzar and Bobby Christensen walked and stole a base.
South Plainfield fell to 12-7.
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South Plainfield Takes a Loss
South Plainfield had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 12-7 to make it four. They fell just short of the St. Joseph Falcons by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since April 15th.
As for St. Joseph, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For St. Joseph's part, not much got past Richard Zangara, who gave up just two hits to keep South Plainfield off the board.
At the plate, Luke Palermo was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Looking ahead, South Plainfield will welcome Watchung Hills Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Joseph, they will head out to square off against North Hunterdon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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