Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Cranford

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

05/04/26 vs Oratory Prep	6-3
05/01/26 @ Union	13-0
04/30/26 vs Summit	15-6
04/28/26 @ Summit	2-1
04/27/26 vs St. Mary	8-5

Cranford had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Oratory Prep Rams. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Gabe Arato spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits.

At the plate, Cranford let Michael Tripodi and Jackson Schoening run wild. Tripodi went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run, while Schoening went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Schoening has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Evan Ketschke, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Cranford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Cranford's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Oratory Prep, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.

Oratory Prep has already played their next contest (against Summit), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cranford will be paying especially close attention to the Rams' game: after the Rams face off against Johnson, they'll take on Cranford again at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.