The Pirates Week in Review for April 4-10 has arrived. Catch up on everything that happened with CHS sports this past week.
Baseball: The Pirates baseball team played twice this week, dropping a 14-5 game to open the year at Northern Burlington and rebounding with a 10-0 victory over Patriot rival Bordentown on Friday. The win over Bordentown was also the Pirates home opener. Brandon Staub pitched five scoreless innings for the victory, allowing just two hits. The Pirates hit five doubles and a home run in the win. The Pirates return to the diamond Monday at Haddonfield.
Boy’s Lacrosse: It was a tough week for the Pirates, who are now 0-5 on the season after losses to Williamstown, New Egypt and Delran. The Pirates dropped a heartbreaking game to Williamstown on Monday. Trailing 7-3 heading into the fourth, the Pirates scored three goals to make it a 7-6 game, but could not net the equalizer. Cinnaminson dropped a 12-4 contest against New Egypt on Wednesday and a 15-0 game against Delran at home on Friday. Boy’s lacrosse is back at it Monday at Northern Burlington.
Boy’s Tennis: The Pirates opened their season this week by playing three of four scheduled matches. Their originally scheduled season opener against Palmyra was rained out on Monday. Boy’s tennis opened with two straight losses, 5-0 to Moorestown and 3-2 to Rancocas Valley. Cinnaminson grabbed win number one against Florence on Friday by a 5-0 score. Boy’s tennis hosts Trenton Catholic on Monday.
Boy’s Volleyball: It was a really good week for boy’s volleyball, specifically on Saturday. The Pirates opened the week with a 2-0 loss to Pennsauken Tech to fall to 0-2. The Pirates picked up their first win of the year on Wednesday, 2-0 over Woodrow Wilson, to move to 1-2. The first round of the Backyard Brawl against Moorestown and Pennsauken dropped the Pirates record to 1-4, but the Pirates won three matches on Saturday at the Moorestown Crossover to even their record at 4-4. The Pirates picked up wins against Hopewell Valley, West Windsor-Plainsboro North and Rancocas Valley. The Pirates visit Camden Monday.
Girl’s Lacrosse: The girl’s lacrosse team enjoyed a 3-0 week to move their record to 4-1. The week started with a 12-9 victory over Moorestown Friends on Monday. It continued with a 14-10 victory over New Egypt on Wednesday and a 12-10 win against rival Delran on Friday. Girl’s lacrosse goes for a fifth straight win Monday against Northern Burlington at home.
Golf: The golf team finally opened the 2016 season on Tuesday and did so with a resounding victory over visiting New Egypt. The Pirates do not hit the links again until this coming Tuesday against Bordentown at the Riverton Country Club. Josh Elder led the Pirates with a 38 and Tim Jones shot a 40 in the 163-218 victory over the Warriors.
Softball: The softball team went 0-3 this week, dropping two close games along the way. The week began with a 2-1 loss to Northern Burlington that saw the offense begin to come to life with some hard hit balls. That continued against Riverside when the Pirates put up 14 runs in a 15-14 loss in extra innings (10). Cinnaminson dropped their final game of the week, 10-0 to Bordentown on Thursday night. The Pirates are 1-5 on the season and hit the field again on Monday at Burlington Township and finally open up at home on Tuesday against Pemberton.
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