Ranney will head out on the road to face off against the St. Rose Purple Roses at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ranney is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Ranney can't be too worried about heading out to take on St. Rose: they just beat Matawan Regional at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Ranney came out on top against Matawan Regional by a score of 10-5 on Wednesday. Ranney's victory was all the more impressive since Matawan Regional was averaging only 2.65 runs allowed on the season.
Justin Kauffman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Kauffman was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ryan Costello was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jl Gallina, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, St. Rose's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 6-2 to Rumson-Fair Haven. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, St. Rose couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ranney is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for St. Rose, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-6.
Ranney suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to St. Rose in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Can Ranney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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