Rutgers Prep barely beat The Pingry School the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Argonauts were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Big Blue on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Argonauts, who have now won four matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Jake Brown looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Matt Bilmes
| 04/15/25 vs The Pingry School | 3 |
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| 05/30/24 vs St. Mary | 1 |
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At the plate, Rutgers Prep let Matt Bilmes and Cody Rullo run wild. Bilmes scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Rullo scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Bilmes a new career-high in RBI (three). Ethan Nepomuceno was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one double.
Rutgers Prep 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 The Pingry School only posted a batting average of .100.
Rutgers Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for The Pingry School, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Rutgers Prep will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Big Blue: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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