Baseball Game Preview: Gloucester Catholic Rams vs. Gloucester County Tech

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Previous Games

04/16/25 - Away	7-0 W
05/08/24 - Away	7-4 W
04/23/24 - Home	12-4 W
05/10/23 - Away	4-6 L
04/17/23 - Home	9-1 W
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Gloucester Catholic has gone 6-1 against Gloucester County Tech recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rams will host Gloucester County Tech at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Gloucester Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Cherokee, who was ranked first at the time (Gloucester Catholic was ranked fourth). The Rams took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chiefs on Saturday. It was the first time this season that the Rams let down their fans at home.

Jackson Smallets was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.

Meanwhile, Gloucester County Tech came up short against Glassboro on Thursday and fell 7-2. Gloucester County Tech hasn't had much luck with Glassboro recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Gloucester County Tech saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Willie Popoff, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Gloucester County Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Gloucester Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-2.

Gloucester County Tech's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Gloucester Catholic has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .440. It's a different story for Gloucester County Tech, though, as they've only averaged .350. Will they be able to contain Gloucester Catholic's hitters?

Everything went Gloucester Catholic's way against Gloucester County Tech in their previous matchup back in April, as Gloucester Catholic made off with a 7-0 win. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do Gloucester County Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.