Baseball Game Preview: Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs vs. Howell Rebels

For the second straight game, Rumson-Fair Haven will face off against Howell. The Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Rebels at 10:00 a.m.

On Thursday, Rumson-Fair Haven earned a 5-2 win over Howell.

Cooper Jones tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Gallagher, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was DJ Ylagan, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

The victory got Rumson-Fair Haven back to even at 5-5-1. As for Howell, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3-1.