The Robbinsville Ravens will square off against the Burlington Township Falcons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Robbinsville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Burlington Township's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Robbinsville's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Northern Burlington hitters got past them. The Ravens lost 10-3 to the Greyhounds on Thursday. The Ravens have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lucie Canuso was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jules Amoroso, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Burlington Township had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Flashes, sneaking past 8-6.
Karisa Krawiec was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Olivia Wiley, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Burlington Township pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Robbinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Robbinsville hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Burlington Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Robbinsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Burlington Township when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. Do the Ravens have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
