The Rutgers Prep Argonauts will head out on the road to square off against the Ridge Red Devil at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Rutgers Prep is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Rutgers Prep is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past East Brunswick Vo-Tech 11-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Matt Bilmes and Anuj Bandireddy dominated on the mound. Bilmes pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Bandireddy pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Evan Laub, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Alex Perez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Ridge lost 12-2 to Seton Hall Prep on Monday.
Rutgers Prep's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Ridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Rutgers Prep skirted past Ridge 1-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Rutgers Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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