Baseball Game Preview: Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada vs. South Caldwell Spartans

The Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada will challenge the South Caldwell Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Atlantic Collegiate Academy's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Mullins with a sharp 20-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Armada.

Reed Gallup looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Coleman Strickland, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Logan Mishoe was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Atlantic Collegiate Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.

Meanwhile, South Caldwell entered their tilt with Middle Township on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Panthers 17-3. The Spartans' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Atlantic Collegiate Academy pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for South Caldwell, their record is now 20-1.