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7th Inning Rally Leads Spartans to Victory

EDISON, NJ - Preston Koehler's RBI double scored Tyler Ruoss with what proved to be the winning run as Northampton rallied from a 3-1 deficit to earn a 4-3 victory on Saturday afternoon in game one of a Region XIX doubleheader.

Trailing 3-1 heading into the top of the 7th, DJ Williams walked and Tyler Duplaga (2 for 3, 2 runs scored) singled, moving Williams to second.  A double steal advanced Williams to third base and Duplaga to second.  Jon DeJesus (1 for 3, 3 RBI) then ripped a double to right field, scoring Williams and Duplaga and setting the stage for Koehler.

Kyle Farnholtz (4-3) earned the win, throwing a complete game allowing 7 hits and 3 runs while fanning 4.

Linescore - Game 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northampton 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 6 1
Middlesex 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 2

In game two, Bobby Reddick (3-0) earned the victory, going 5 innings, allowing 1 hit and 0 runs while striking out 10.  Tommy Agosta came on in relief and didn't allow a hit over the final two innings to close out the 7-0 victory.

DJ Williams was 3 for 4 with 3 RBI and Preston Koehler was 3 for 3 to pace NCC.

Linescore - Game 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northampton 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 7 9 0
Middlesex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Northampton improves to 15-6 overall, while Middlesex falls to 5-11.

The Spartans return to action on Sunday when they host Salem Community College in a non-league matchup beginning at 1pm.

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