Baseball Preview: Red Bank Catholic Caseys vs. Gloucester Catholic Rams
The Red Bank Catholic Caseys will head out on the road to challenge the Gloucester Catholic Rams at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Red Bank Catholic comes in on four and Gloucester Catholic on eight.
Red Bank Catholic is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Raritan a 12-0 shutout on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Red Bank Catholic with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Gloucester Catholic's hitters rose to the challenge against a Raiders pitching crew that boasted an average of only 1.86 points allowed on Sunday. Gloucester Catholic put the hurt on Hun with a sharp 10-3 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Gloucester Catholic as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Evan Brasburger tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Jake Terranova was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tate DeRias, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Red Bank Catholic's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Gloucester Catholic, their victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Red Bank Catholic beat Gloucester Catholic 5-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Bank Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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