Raritan won against Holmdel last Thursday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Raritan Rockets walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Pinelands Regional Wildcats. The win made it back-to-back victories for Raritan.
Sean Burnett made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Burnett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burnett was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on John Molnar, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Antonio Lamberti, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Raritan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season. As for Pinelands Regional, their loss was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Raritan will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Freehold Boro at 4:00 p.m. Raritan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Freehold Boro's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pinelands Regional, they will head out on the road to take on Neptune at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Pinelands Regional is facing Neptune at the right time seeing as Neptune is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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