The Allentown Redbirds are taking a road trip to take on the Red Bank Catholic Caseys at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, Allentown beat Matawan Regional 10-5. The Redbirds have beaten the Huskies the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Huskies has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, while Red Bank Catholic put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Red Bank Regional. The Caseys blew past the Bucs 14-0. Considering the Caseys have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Red Bank Catholic let Sophia Lasater and Jayden Kane run wild. Lasater fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3, while Kane went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Kane a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nicole Knox, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Red Bank Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Red Bank Catholic and bumps their season record up to 14-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Allentown, their record is now 9-7.
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