Rahway put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hillside Comets as the Rahway Indians made off with a 16-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Rahway needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Amanda Lebers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Lebers was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Hannah Gallagher and Danielle Maher did most of the damage at the plate: Gallagher scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Maher scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mariah Amorim, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
The victory got Rahway back to even at 6-6. As for Hillside, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Rahway will be playing at home against Oak Knoll at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hillside, they will head out on the road to take on Linden at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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