The Cranford Cougars (Cranford, NJ) baseball trounced the visiting New Providence Pioneers (New Providence, NJ), 8-1 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Cougars now own a 10-7 record. They take the field next when they host Summit for a UCC - Watchung challenge on Monday, May 12. Cranford will clash with a Hilltoppers team coming off a 10-0 non-league loss to Johnson (Clark, NJ). The Hilltoppers record now stands at 8-11.

With the defeat, New Providence drops to 3-14 on the year. The Pioneers host Westfield (Westfield, NJ) to clash with the Blue Devils in a UCC - Watchung challenge on Monday, May 12. The Blue Devils go into the challenge with a record of 13-4. Westfield won 17-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Rahway (Rahway, NJ)