GETTING THE PUTOUT AT FIRST BASE...Blue Devil sophomore first baseman Claire Kurtz, No. 16, gets the throw to make the putout on Cougar Lillianna Pardo, No. 31, during the game in Westfield on April 21. Pardo did blast a solo home run in the sixth inning and the Cougars pulled off a 9-5 comeback victory. David B. Corbin
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Cougars Pull Comeback, Top Blue Devils in Softball, 9-5
Coming off a key, 2-1, victory over the defending Union County Tournament champion Dayton Bulldogs four days earlier and a big win over Hanover Park on April 19, the Cranford Cougars softball team found itself in a jam early on against the hosting Westfield Blue Devils onApril 21. Then the Cougars resorted to the long ball with a pair of triples in the top of the fifth inning, a home run in the sixth and another home run and a pair of doubles in the seventh to pull off a 9-5, comeback victory.