Red Bank Regional hasn't had much luck against Raritan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bucs will head out on the road to challenge the Rockets at 3:45 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
On Wednesday, Red Bank Regional made easy work of Neptune and carried off a 10-2 win. The Bucs haven't had any issues with the Scarlet Fliers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Raritan, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past Holmdel 8-1 on Wednesday. The Rockets not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 9, 2024.
Raritan got a big performance out of Antonio Lamberti, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Lamberti a new career-high in hits (two). Chris Jefferson was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Raritan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holmdel only posted an OBP of .222.
The win got Raritan back to even at 1-1. As for Red Bank Regional, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Red Bank Regional came out on top in a nail-biter against Raritan when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Bucs repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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