The Irvington Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Dublin Gaels at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Irvington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Irvington's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Newark Memorial out 2-0.
Not much got past Bijan Bozorg-Chami, who gave up just three hits to keep Newark Memorial off the board.
On the hitting side, Brayden Jaksa was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Ayush Sadekar was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Dublin had just enough and edged Dougherty Valley out 5-4 on Wednesday.
Desi Lopez tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brendan Moddelmog, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Phelps, who scored two runs while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Irvington's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Dublin, their win bumped their record up to 10-13.
Irvington skirted past Dublin 5-4 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Does Irvington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dublin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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