The Steinert Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gloucester Catholic Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Steinert nor Gloucester Catholic posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Tuesday, Steinert didn't have quite enough to beat Hopewell Valley Central and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, Gloucester Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Sunday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hermits a 1-0 shutout.
Tate DeRias was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over 6.1 innings pitched. DeRias has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. DeRias was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with an RBI.
In other pitching news, Sal Marziani looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Steinert's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Gloucester Catholic, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Steinert came out on top in a nail-biter against Gloucester Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Gloucester Catholic's RJ Mustaro, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Steinert to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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