Donovan Catholic had lost nine straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 8-13-1 to make it ten. They lost 7-0 to the Toms River East Raiders. Considering the last time the Griffins couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
As for Toms River East, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games.
For Toms River East's part, James Whalen looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Whalen also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Raiders are 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise.
Looking ahead, Donovan Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Manasquan at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Toms River East, they are taking a road trip to take on Red Bank Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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