Baseball Game Preview: St. Mary Gaels vs. NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights

The St. Mary Gaels are taking a road trip to take on the NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Mary's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so NV - Old Tappan's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

St. Mary is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Midland Park 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Gaels have posted since May 28, 2024.

Meanwhile, NV - Old Tappan got the win against NV - Demarest last Tuesday by a conclusive 8-2. The Golden Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.

St. Mary pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for NV - Old Tappan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.