The Raritan Rockets will head out to square off against the Matawan Regional Huskies at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Raritan is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Raritan's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Shore Regional 10-0. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by ten runs or more this season.
Brie Brosonski and Julia DelMasto did most of the damage at the plate: Brosonski went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple and two RBI, while DelMasto scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Holly Bellofatto, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Matawan Regional earned a 7-3 win over Monmouth Regional on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
Emma Kriegstein was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Kriegstein was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she launched this season.
In other batting news, Elyssa Jamandron was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Maddie DeChristopher was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Matawan Regional lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Raritan's record now sits at 5-0. As for Matawan Regional, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Raritan skirted past Matawan Regional 3-2 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets 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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