Softball Preview: Burlington Township Falcons vs. Northern Burlington Greyhounds
Burlington Township has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Northern Burlington Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Burlington Township beat West Deptford 9-4.
Rylee Reid spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, JESSIE HAWS was excellent, going 3-for-5 with two runs and a triple. MADELYN ENT was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Northern Burlington faced Robbinsville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Northern Burlington won by a run and slipped past Robbinsville 2-1. The victory was nothing new for Northern Burlington as they're now sitting on four straight.
Northern Burlington also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Mikayla Fontana gave up only one earned run on five hits.
At the plate, Northern Burlington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abigail Valente, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Burlington Township's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Northern Burlington, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Burlington Township came up short against Northern Burlington when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fontana, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Burlington Township knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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