The Red Bank Catholic Caseys will head out on the road to face off against the Marlboro Mustangs at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Red Bank Catholic stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Monmouth Regional a 12-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Red Bank Catholic.
Lily Hagan made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Hagan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hagan was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nicole Knox, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Sophia Lasater, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Marlboro waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Braves as they made off with an 11-1 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for Marlboro as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Red Bank Catholic's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Marlboro, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Red Bank Catholic's way against Marlboro when the teams last played back in April of 2022 as Red Bank Catholic made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Bank Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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