The Bayonne Bees will challenge the Union Catholic Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bayonne is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Bayonne came up short against Union City and fell 7-4.
Meanwhile, Union Catholic hadn't done well against New Providence recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Vikings blew past the Pioneers 8-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Chris Tortorella spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Chris Wilson was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Shapre, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs.
Union Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Providence only posted a batting average of .120.
Union Catholic pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Bayonne, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
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