The Cranford Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Watchung Hills Regional Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Watchung Hills Regional took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cranford, who comes in off a win.
Cranford is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Union (and have done all season long). Cranford's pitchers stepped up to hand Union a 7-0 shutout on Saturday.
Joseph Paccione tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sean Riley and Ryan Carracino did most of the damage at the plate: Riley scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Carracino scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Dylan Falk was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Watchung Hills Regional didn't have quite enough to beat The Pingry School on Tuesday and fell 2-1. Watchung Hills Regional has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cranford has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Watchung Hills Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7-1.
Cranford was able to grind out a solid win over Watchung Hills Regional in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 11-7. Will Cranford repeat their success, or does Watchung Hills Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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