The Colts Neck Cougars will head out to square off against the Mount St. Dominic Academy Lions at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Colts Neck's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Mount St. Dominic Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Colts Neck and Marlboro meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 6-4.
Angela Sasso was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Those hits marked the first that she allowed this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Gabby Bryce made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. She also hit a double, marking her first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount St. Dominic Academy). They put the hurt on Caldwell with a sharp 13-4 victory on Wednesday. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Chiefs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Mount St. Dominic Academy pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Colts Neck, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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