St. John-Vianney was forced to take a big defeat against they on Monday, they got the better of them on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Raritan Rockets 3-2. The game was the first time the Lancers have beaten the Rockets on their field since April 14, 2016.
Thomas Dunn
Thomas Dunn and Tyler McDougall dominated on the mound. Dunn tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while McDougall didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Dunn is becoming a predictor of St. John-Vianney's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 4-6 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on JJ McGonigle, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Wyatt Lewis also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
The victory got St. John-Vianney back to even at 7-7. As for Raritan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-5.
Coming up, St. John-Vianney will host Freehold Boro at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Lancers are facing the Colonials at the right time seeing as the Colonials are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Raritan, they will venture away from home to challenge Freehold Township at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Rockets' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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