Baseball Recap: Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers vs. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders
Bridgewater-Raritan only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-point they dealt Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Friday. Everything went the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers' way against the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders as the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers made off with an 8-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bridgewater-Raritan also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Matthew Fattore made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Fattore was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Matthew Lehberger and Jayden Rosado did most of the damage at the plate: Lehberger scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Rosado went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Matthew Cichocki was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Scotch Plains-Fanwood's side, they got a good showing from Jack Byrne, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Scotch Plains-Fanwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Doyle, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Bridgewater-Raritan's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 1-2.
Bridgewater-Raritan will head out on the road to face off against Roxbury at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Summit at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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