The Cranford Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scotch Plains-Fanwood took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cranford, who comes in off a win.
Cranford will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt Johnson on Monday. Cranford never let Johnson onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Christian Pereira tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Cranford got a massive performance out of Dylan Falk, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Ryan Carracino was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Scotch Plains-Fanwood unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 11-4 to South Plainfield.
Jack Sponheimer was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Carpien, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Cranford's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Scotch Plains-Fanwood, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cranford has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Scotch Plains-Fanwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Cranford came up short against Scotch Plains-Fanwood in their previous matchup back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scotch Plains-Fanwood's Jack Byrne, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Cranford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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