The North Jersey Eagles recorded their second come-from-behind road victory in as many days on Thursday night, scoring four runs in the final three frames to defeat Staten Island 4-2.

The Eagles’ offense sputtered out of the gate, allowing the Tide to record the first scoring of the evening.

In the 3rd inning, Connor Powers continued his success against North Jersey with a single to plate Julian Lanfranco and notch Staten Island’s first run of the game.

The Tide added another tally in the home half of 6th inning on an impressive solo effort from Anthony Godino, who moved around the bases on a fielder’s choice, stolen base, passed ball, and finally an RBI single by Angelo Navetta to make the score 2-0.

After that half-inning, however, the Eagles’ bats woke up to mount a late-game comeback.

Shane Woelfel led off the 7th with a triple, and, after a John Kukura walk, Paul Rufo smoked a sacrifice fly to deep center field to bring home Woelfel.

North Jersey was not done there, as Luis Amaro followed with a game-tying double that scored Kukura and leveled the score at 2-2.

After relievers Tom Saffioti and Brandon Issa combined for a scoreless bottom of the inning, the Eagles grabbed the lead in the top of the 8th.

John Kukura followed up his run scored in the 7th by driving home the go-ahead run in the 8th, stroking a single into left field to allow Shane Woelfel to score once more.

Pitching with the lead for the first time in the ballgame, Brandon Issa was able to dance around serious trouble in the bottom of the 8th. Staten Island loaded the bases with two singles and a walk, but Issa induced an infield popout from John Russo and a groundout from Nicolas Espino to protect the lead.

North Jersey then rewarded Issa with a valuable insurance run in the top of the 9th inning.

After Paul Rufo was hit with his ACBL-leading 3rd hit by pitch, Luis Amaro launched his ACBL-leading 5th double of the season to push Rufo across home plate and make the Eagles’ advantage 4-2.

In the bottom of the 9th, Issa was nearly perfect, working around a one-out walk to record the game’s final two outs and clinch North Jersey’s second comeback victory in two days.

The win puts North Jersey at 4-6 on the season and gives them an early lead in the Kaiser Division.

Justin Valdespina was strong in the no-decision, going 5.1 innings and allowing two runs while striking out four. Brandon Issa recorded his first win in ACBL play, working the final 2.1 innings of the night without allowing a run.

Luis Amaro led the charge from the plate, going 3-4 with three doubles and two RBIs. John Kukura did a little bit of everything during the team’s late-game comeback, recording a single, a walk, a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base—all coming during the last three innings.

North Jersey will finish up its road trip on Saturday, June 20 as the Eagles travel to Mercer County Community College to take on the Trenton Generals for an afternoon doubleheader. First pitch for Game 1 will be at 1:00pm. Follow the North Jersey Eagles on Twitter at @NJ_Eagles for live, in-game updates.