By Jeremy Schneider and Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Softball: 15 can't-miss games for the week of April 3
The first full week of the New Jersey softball season is here. There is some rain in the forecast but hopefully the games will be played. NJ Advance Media has you covered with 15 can't-miss games for the week from Monday through Thursday.
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Wildwood Catholic at No. 10 Egg Harbor, Monday, 4
Egg Harbor was 24-1 last season, reaching the Group 4 state final, and it will start off this season with an intriguing matchup against a young Wildwood Catholic squad that reached the South Jersey Non-Public B final in 2016.
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Ridgewood at No. 15 Indian Hills, Monday, 4:15
The Maroons aren't in the NJ.com Top 20 yet, but could make a case with a strong start to the season. Indian Hills is already there and Angela Saric is an ace in the circle.
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No. 18 Cumberland at Delsea, Monday, 4
Cumberland earned the No. 1 seed in South Jersey Group 3 last year, but Delsea won both meetings between the teams.
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Chatham at No. 16 Jefferson, Monday, 4
A potential Morris County Tournament final preview, with neither team having taken the field yet.
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No. 3 Middletown North at No. 6 St. John Vianney, Tuesday, 4
It's a Shore Conference showdown. Last year, St. John Vianney won the Monmouth County Tournament over Middletown North, so this could the first of multiple meetings.
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No. 11 Johnson at Westfield, Tuesday, 4
Westfield has been up and down of late but is a perennial Union County powerhouse, while Johnson is coming off its first UCT title in 35 years.
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No. 15 Indian Hills at No. 5 West Essex, Tuesday, 4:15
This might be the best game of the week. West Essex is the defending Essex County Tournament champion, and Indian Hills made it to the Bergen County Tournament final. This is a rematch of the North 1, Group 3 semifinals that West Essex won last year
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Ewing at No. 8 Robbinsville, Wednesday, 4
Two of Mercer County's marquee programs hook up in an early-season matchups. Ewing was a sectional semifinalist a year ago, while Robbinsville won the Mercer County Tournament with a freshman-laden lineup.
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Hightstown at Notre Dame, Wednesday, 4
Hightstown and Notre Dame were both sectional finalists a year ago and have strong enough returning nucleus they can possibly take the next step this season. Hightstown catcher Holly Bridgman and Notre Dame pitcher Angela Giampolo could be two of the top hitters in the state.
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Kingsway at GCIT, Wednesday, 4
Kingsway and Gloucester County Institutute of Technology are frequently two of the top contenders in the Tri-County Conference Royal Divison and this early-season matchup will give one team a league up in what should be a wide-open division.
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Bordentown at New Egypt, Thursday, 4
New Egypt, the state Group 1 champion, will look a little different this year without Faith Weber on the hill. It will get a good litmus test against a Bordentown squad that with Drbra Jones on the hill should be a strong contender in Group 2.
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No. 11 Johnson at Gov. Livingston, Thursday, 4
A rematch of last year's Union County Tournament final that Johnson won for the first time in 35 years. Gianna Randazza could be too much for Gov. Livingston to handle in the circle.
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No. 7 Watchung Hills at No. 12 Bridgewater-Raritan, Thursday, 4
The first mammoth Skyland Conference game of the season pitting the top teams in the league who happened to face off in the Somerset County Tournament final last season, with Watchung Hills taking the crown.
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J.P. Stevens at No. 19 Lodi Immaculate, Thursday, 4
Lodi Immaculate is the defending Non-Public A champion, J.P. Stevens could be the best team in the GMC by the end of the season. A very interesting inter-conference battle
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South Brunswick at No. 17 Hillsborough, Thursday, 4
South Brunswick was on the doorstep of the NJ.com Top 20, Hillsborough just made the cut. This game could have major implications for the rankings.
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