The Haddon Heights Garnets are taking a road trip to challenge the Woodstown Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Haddon Heights will be strutting in after a victory while Woodstown will be coming in after a loss.
Haddon Heights' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Westampton Tech as they made off with an 11-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Garnets.
Schalick hit Woodstown with a five-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wolverines took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. The Wolverines' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Woodstown got a good showing from Madison Roback, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Roback has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Lila Bowling and Talia Guardascione stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bowling got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one triple and one RBI, while Guardascione went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That RBI was Bowling's first of the season.
Haddon Heights' victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Woodstown, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Haddon Heights got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 against Woodstown by a conclusive 14-6 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Garnets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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