Baseball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Rumson-Fair Haven's Third in Last Four Outings

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Previous 5 Games

04/10/25 - Home	7-0 W
05/01/24 - Away	4-5 L
04/29/24 - Home	0-4 L
05/13/23 - Home	2-1 W
05/03/23 - Home	7-5 W

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Monmouth Regional, Rumson-Fair Haven was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Shore Regional Blue Devils a 7-0 shutout. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Cooper Jones tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over six innings pitched.

At the plate, Nate Margulies was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. DJ Ylagan was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Rumson-Fair Haven is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Shore Regional, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Looking ahead, Rumson-Fair Haven will face off against Red Bank Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Caseys' pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so the Bulldogs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Shore Regional, they will venture away from home to take on Red Bank Regional at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.