Softball Game Preview: Vineland Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 6:09am

Softball Preview: Vineland Fighting Clan vs. Ocean City Raiders

Vineland is 4-0 against Ocean City since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Vineland Fighting Clan will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ocean City Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Vineland is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 14 games.

On Thursday, Vineland earned a 6-2 win over Cherry Hill West.

Gyanna Porreca was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Averie Gomez, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ocean City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Buena on Wednesday and snuck past 4-2.

Ocean City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anna McCabe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Vineland's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-1. As for Ocean City, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.

Vineland took their victory against Ocean City when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-3. Will Vineland repeat their success, or does Ocean City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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