Raritan took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (barely). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Becton Wildcats a 2-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Raritan also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2022.
The result came thanks to James Nichols's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Raritan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Travis Evernham, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Having lost for the first time this season, Becton fell to 2-1.
Raritan will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Holmdel at 4:00 p.m. Raritan and Holmdel are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Becton, they will head out on the road to challenge Lodi at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Becton has played (dating back to last season) have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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