This time last year, the Southern Regional softball team was such that taking a 2-1 lead into the sixth inning had an element of mystery to it. And often, the Rams found ways to lose those types of games rather than drop the hammer on their opponents.

On May 3, it was clear how far the Rams had come from last year. Rather than find a way to lose, they scored an additional run in the bottom of the sixth and came away with a 3-1 victory over Shore Conference Class A South foe Toms River South,…