On Wednesday, Rancocas Valley faced Eastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rancocas Valley Red Devils sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 win over the Eastern Vikings. Rancocas Valley's victory was all the more impressive since Eastern was averaging only 3.13 runs allowed on the season.
For Eastern's part, Logan Dawson put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Dawson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Anthony Cataldo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Matt Gryskiewicz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Rancocas Valley pushed their record up to 16-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
Rancocas Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eastern, they will be playing at home against Lenape at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eastern's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Lenape's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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