Baseball Game Preview: Kingsway Plays at Home

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 5:58am

Baseball Preview: Kingsway Dragons vs. Gloucester Catholic Rams

Kingsway is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Gloucester Catholic is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Kingsway Dragons will take on the Gloucester Catholic Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Last Saturday, Kingsway made easy work of Shawnee and carried off an 8-2 win.

Kingsway got a great performance from Killian McCaffrey as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. McCaffrey has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Logan Taylor was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Tommy Popoff was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Gloucester Catholic got the win against Steinert on Monday by a conclusive 9-3.

Gloucester Catholic also got a great performance from Jackson Smallets as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Mustaro, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Henry Pancoast, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.

Kingsway's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Gloucester Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.

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