After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Rutherford finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to the St. Mary Gaels. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Rutherford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Gioia, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.

Bulldogs
04/16/25 @ St. Mary | 2-7 |
04/15/25 vs Secaucus | 16-0 |
04/10/25 vs Cresskill | 19-4 |
04/09/25 @ Weehawken | 10-0 |
04/05/25 vs Livingston | 3-6 |
With the defeat, Rutherford broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. As for St. Mary, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rutherford will square off against Paramus at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for St. Mary, they will face off against Ramapo at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Raiders' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Gaels' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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