The Glen Ridge Ridgers will take on the Bloomfield Bengals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Glen Ridge barely beat Payne Tech the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Ridgers were the clear victors by an 11-5 margin over the Lions on Monday. The Ridgers haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Siri ?Socks? Krabbe was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Krabbe was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anne ?Peanut? Doud, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Catie ?Chicken Nugget? Buntrock, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Glen Ridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Payne Tech only posted a batting average of .167.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bloomfield). They blew past Dunellen 14-2 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bengals.
Bloomfield's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Glen Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Glen Ridge took their victory against Bloomfield in their previous meeting on April 3rd by a conclusive 13-2 score. Do the Ridgers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bengals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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