Baseball Preview: Johnson Crusaders vs. Cranford Cougars
Johnson is 0-9 against Cranford since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Johnson Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cranford Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Johnson couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brearley on Monday.
Meanwhile, Cranford pushed their score all the way to ten on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Elizabeth by a score of 11-10.
Michael Tripodi was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Sean Riley, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Johnson suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Cranford in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Johnson, Sean Woodruff (who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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