After flying high against Highland Park on Thursday, South River came back down to earth. The Rams lost 11-3 to the Dunellen Destroyers on Friday. The Rams were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Destroyers earlier this season, when they won 7-2.
South River saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabriella Castelhano, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one double.
South River's defeat dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Dunellen, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
South River will be playing in front of their home fans against J.P. Stevens at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Dunellen, they will face off against Timothy Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Timothy Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17 runs per game on average), something Dunellen will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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