Middle Township came tearing into Monday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Ocean City Raiders and snuck past 3-2. This was payback for Middle Township, who suffered a 6-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For Ocean City's part, Brooke Douglas put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Douglas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Douglas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Douglas wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kiley McCorristin, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Middle Township has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Ocean City, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
Middle Township will head out on the road to square off against Atlantic County Institute of Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Ocean City, they will be playing at home against Buena at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Buena: 1.8, Ocean City: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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