Baseball Game Preview: Immaculata Spartans vs. Sayreville Bombers

The Immaculata Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Sayreville Bombers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Immaculata is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Immaculata came out on top against Hillsborough on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run sixth inning. The Spartans put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 15-6 victory. The Spartans have beaten the Raiders the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Raiders has come to flipping the script.

Immaculata got a great performance from Jackson Trego as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Trego has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Colin Kassai was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Luca Catanzarite, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Immaculata always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .535. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in five consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Sayreville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of South Plainfield.

Immaculata's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Sayreville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.