| 04/24/25 vs Middletown South | 16-1 |
| 04/22/25 @ Middletown South | 13-5 |
| 04/19/25 vs Red Bank Regional | 12-0 |
| 04/17/25 @ Marlboro | 4-0 |
| 04/16/25 vs Marlboro | 11-7 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ranney). They put the hurt on the Middletown South Eagles with a sharp 16-1 victory on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for Ranney, who have now won five games in a row.
Nate Fuller made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ranney got a massive performance out of Curt Chropuvka, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ricky Lopez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Ranney was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middletown South only posted a batting average of .167.
Ranney pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Middletown South, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ranney will welcome Manalapan at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Middletown South, they will be playing at home against Howell at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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