Softball Preview: Red Bank Catholic Caseys vs. Monmouth Regional Falcons
Red Bank Catholic is 6-1 against Monmouth Regional since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Red Bank Catholic Caseys will look to defend their home field against the Monmouth Regional Falcons at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Red Bank Catholic has 13 straight wins, Monmouth Regional has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Red Bank Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Weehawken, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Red Bank Catholic was ranked ninth). Red Bank Catholic skirted past Weehawken 3-2.
Lily Hagan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Hagan has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hagan was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run and a triple.
Hagan wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grace Lombardi, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Monmouth Regional lost 14-3 to Ocean Township on Thursday.
Red Bank Catholic's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-1. As for Monmouth Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Everything went Red Bank Catholic's way against Monmouth Regional in their previous meeting back in April as Red Bank Catholic made off with a 12-0 win. Will Red Bank Catholic repeat their success, or does Monmouth Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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