Baseball Recap: South River Now 6-2 over Last Eight Games

Rams

Margin (Wins)

04/19/25 vs Piscataway Vo-Tech	18
05/08/25 vs North Brunswick	11
04/14/25 vs Carteret	10
04/07/25 vs Piscataway	10
05/05/25 vs Highland Park	9

South River hadn't done well against North Brunswick recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Rams were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over the North Brunswick Raiders. Considering the Rams have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Brendan Lell spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, South River got a massive performance out of Hunter Krainski, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Julien Borusovic, who fired off two home runs while going 3-for-3.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: South River kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive matchups.

South River has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for North Brunswick, they dropped their record down to 2-13 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.

Coming up, South River will face off against Princeton at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Brunswick, they will welcome Piscataway Vo-Tech at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.