The Camden County Vo-Tech Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Cherry Hill East Cougars at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Camden County Vo-Tech barely beat Deptford the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Warriors put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 9-1 victory on Wednesday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by seven runs or more this season.
Johnnie Laurick spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Shaw, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Brayden Falcone was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Cherry Hill East owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Triton 1-0. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won three in a row.
Not much got past Michael Fekete, who gave up just five hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Triton off the board. Fekete also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Cherry Hill East is 2-0-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 4-7-1 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Cherry Hill East's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Hanni, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Camden County Vo-Tech is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Cherry Hill East, their record now sits at 6-7-2.
Cherry Hill East's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Camden County Vo-Tech has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .453. It's a different story for Cherry Hill East, though, as they've only averaged .358. Will they be able to contain Camden County Vo-Tech's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
