Atlantic County Institute of Tech had lost seven straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 3-14 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Lower Cape May Tigers by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Lower Cape May this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-0 back in April.
As for Lower Cape May, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since May 22, 2024.
For Lower Cape May's part, Aydan Heacock spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Milligan, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Ty Heacock also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Atlantic County Institute of Tech and Lower Cape May could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. Atlantic County Institute of Tech (ranked 344th) will meet Absegami (ranked 147th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lower Cape May will square off against Ocean City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (329 vs. 119).
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