Destroyers
| 04/04/25 @ Perth Amboy Vo-Tech | 17 |
| 04/22/25 vs Somerset Tech | 16 |
| 04/30/25 @ New Brunswick | 11 |
| 04/14/25 @ Piscataway Vo-Tech | 10 |
| 05/02/25 vs Piscataway Vo-Tech | 9 |
Dunellen won the last time they faced Piscataway Vo-Tech and things went their way on Friday too. The Destroyers were the clear victors by a 20-11 margin over the Raiders. Considering the Destroyers have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaitylee Garcia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, Gaelle Velez was incredible, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with six stolen bases and four runs. Those six stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa DeVesa, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Dunellen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .368 or higher in 12 consecutive games.
Dunellen is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Piscataway Vo-Tech, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Dunellen will face off against rival Calvary Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Piscataway Vo-Tech is set to square off against their familiar foe Mother Seton at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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