The Hawthorne Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Cresskill Cougars at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hawthorne will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Elmwood Park on Friday. The Bears put the hurt on the Crusaders with a sharp 13-3 victory. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Cresskill put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Garfield an 11-0 shutout.
Julia Couch was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Lily Simonneta was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.
Cresskill's victory bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Hawthorne, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Everything went Hawthorne's way against Cresskill in their previous matchup back in April of 2017, as Hawthorne made off with an 11-1 victory. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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