Vineland is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Absegami is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Vineland Fighting Clan will take on the Absegami Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Vineland's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Schalick 6-0.
Christian Willis and Benedetto Andreoli did most of the damage at the plate: Willis scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Andreoli scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Andreoli has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Absegami gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Atlantic City with a sharp 14-2 win.
Evan Gilger made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gilger was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Matthew Johansen was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Aidan Zeck, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Vineland's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-11. As for Absegami, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Vineland was able to grind out a solid win over Absegami when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 5-2. Will Vineland repeat their success, or does Absegami have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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