Ramapo is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Bridgewater-Raritan is on a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Ramapo Raiders will take on the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ramapo will head into Wednesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a seven-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Northern Highlands on Wednesday. Ramapo skirted past Northern Highlands 8-6.
Meanwhile, Bridgewater-Raritan put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Hillsborough as Bridgewater-Raritan made off with an 8-1 win. That's two games straight that Bridgewater-Raritan has won by exactly seven runs.
Jack Lanum looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jayden Rosado was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Frankie Verano, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Ramapo's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Bridgewater-Raritan, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Ramapo couldn't quite finish off Bridgewater-Raritan in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 10-8. Can Ramapo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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