Union County - Watchung's longest active winning streak belongs to
Cranford (18-4, 10-1), undefeated over its last four games. In the past week, the Cougars won another four games, including a 5-0 win over Ferris.
Having lost seven games in a row,
Linden is mired in the league's worst slump. The Tigers lost another three games last week, including a 3-1 defeat against Sayreville.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood's pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only 10 hits and zero walks, both of which led the league. On the season, the Raiders have allowed just 235 hits, while striking out 138 batters.
James D'angelo leads the Raiders with 66 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched.
Cranford scored 35 runs this week to lead the league, but Scotch Plains-Fanwood is tops in runs scored this year, with 217.
The Cougars'
Ryan Williamson finished his week with seven hits, tops in the league. On the season, he's hitting .422 and ranks tenth in the league with 27 hits.
Andrew Difrancesco had four hits in four at bats in Cranford's 5-0 victory over Ferris on Tuesday. He rounded out his day with two runs batted in and three runs scored.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Monday 8am PST each week.
