Ranney will head out on the road to take on the Howell Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Ranney came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against DePaul Catholic, falling 17-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Ranney has suffered since April 11th.
Meanwhile, Howell hadn't done well against Red Bank Catholic recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Rebels blew past the Caseys 10-1. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Howell got a great performance from Jackson Vetrano as he struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Vetrano has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jack Quinn was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Alex Bondarew also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Howell has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Ranney, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-10.
Ranney got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April against Howell by a conclusive 12-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ranney since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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