The Raritan Rockets are taking a road trip to square off against the Colonia Patriots at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Raritan came out on top against Freehold Boro on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run first inning. The Rockets never let the Colonials get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Colonials: they've now won four in a row.
Travis Evernham
| 04/24/25 @ Freehold Boro | 3 |
| 04/22/25 vs Freehold Boro | 2 |
| 05/20/24 @ Manchester Township | 2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Shore Regional | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Neptune | 1 |
Travis Evernham was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Matt Melendez also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Raritan hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Colonia waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Tigers 19-2. Considering the Patriots have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Raritan's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Colonia, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
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