Baseball Game Preview: Clearview Pioneers vs. Gloucester County Tech

The Clearview Pioneers will take on Gloucester County Tech in a tournament on Wednesday. Clearview's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Gloucester County Tech's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Clearview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Kingsway, who was ranked seventh at the time (Clearview was ranked 13th). The Pioneers fell 7-3 to the Dragons on Tuesday. Pioneers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Dragons since Tuesday.

Clearview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Wood, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Gloucester County Tech's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Washington Township.

Clearview's defeat dropped their record down to 15-5-2. As for Gloucester County Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7-1.

Clearview got the 'W' in their previous matchup last Monday against Gloucester County Tech by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do Gloucester County Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.