The Pilgrim Academy Pioneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Buena Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: The Pilgrim Academy has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Buena will arrive with three straight victories.
Salem County Vo-Tech hit The Pilgrim Academy with a five-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pioneers might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-1 to Salem County Vo-Tech, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Buena owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Gateway Regional. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Chiefs have posted since March 26th.
Not much got past Jalexis Agosto-Sanchez, who gave up just two hits to keep Gateway Regional off the board. Agosto-Sanchez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaevon Alexander, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan O'Connell, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
The Pilgrim Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Buena, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
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