Garfield extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping them down to 11-9. They came up short against the Boonton Bombers, falling 12-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bombers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-5 back in March.
As for Boonton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-17 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
For Boonton's part, Jacquelynn Kondroski made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts Kondroski has posted since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Boonton got a massive performance out of Paige Monza, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Monza has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Mia Lobb, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
Coming up, Garfield is taking a road trip to challenge Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Boonton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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