Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Johnson

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

04/02/26 @ Brearley	15
03/28/26 vs Westfield	14
05/02/26 @ St. Joseph	13
04/09/26 @ Dayton	13
05/04/26 @ New Providence	10

Johnson extended their winning streak to five on Wednesday, bumping them up to 19-4. They put the hurt on the Cranford Cougars with a sharp 11-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won ten matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

As for Cranford, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 15-8 record. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for they, who until this contest were averaging four runs allowed.

For Cranford's part, Adam Kielczynski was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one double. Another player making a difference was Michael Tripodi, who went 2-for-5 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Johnson will head out to square off against Governor Livingston at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Cranford, they will venture away from home to challenge Scotch Plains-Fanwood at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season.