Rancocas Valley is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Clearview is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Red Devils will welcome the Pioneers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Rancocas Valley proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 13) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Cherry Hill West 8-7.
Gianna Simone made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits she has posted over her last eight matchups.
Noelle Bocchino
| 04/30/25 vs Cherry Hill West | 3 |
| 04/21/25 @ Timber Creek Regional | 2 |
| 04/25/25 @ Hammonton | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Cherokee | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Lenape | 1 |
In other batting news, Rancocas Valley got a massive performance out of Noelle Bocchino, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave Bocchino a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Sweet, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one double.
Rancocas Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cherry Hill West only posted an OBP of .382.
Meanwhile, Clearview got themselves on the board against Triton on Wednesday, but Triton never followed suit. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over the Mustangs. The victory continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won six in a row.
Rancocas Valley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Clearview, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Everything went Rancocas Valley's way against Clearview in their previous meeting back in May of 2019, as Rancocas Valley made off with a 14-0 win. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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