For the second straight game, Red Bank Catholic will face off against Middletown South. The Caseys will host the Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Red Bank Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Middletown South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Red Bank Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Middletown South on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Caseys' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
For Middletown South's part, Peter DeNicola spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts set a new season-high mark for DeNicola.
On the hitting side, Middletown South's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Sliva, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double. That double was Sliva's first of the season.
Middletown South pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Red Bank Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2.
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