Baseball Recap: Rancocas Valley Turns Things Around After Road Loss

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Previous 4 Games

04/23/25 - Home	5-3 W
04/01/24 - Away	3-5 L
04/16/22 - Home	7-6 W
04/06/19 - Home	3-6 L

There's no place like home for Rancocas Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They skirted past the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers 5-3. This was payback for the Red Devils, who suffered a 5-3 loss the last time these two teams met.

Matt Korbich looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.

At the plate, Rancocas Valley let Jake Bartletta and Jaylen Alvarez run wild. Bartletta went 2-for-3 with one run and one double, while Alvarez got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI Alvarez has posted over his last 11 games.

The win got Rancocas Valley back to even at 6-6. As for Bridgewater-Raritan, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rancocas Valley will take on Shawnee at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Bridgewater-Raritan, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Hunterdon Central at 4:00 p.m. The Red Devils' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Panthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.