Gloucester County Tech proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by seven) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Deptford Eagles, sneaking past 3-2. This was a revenge game for Gloucester County Tech: when they faced off against West Deptford back in April, they had to take a 4-1 defeat.
Ashley Vossenberg spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Madison Kroupa was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Lila Irving was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Gloucester County Tech has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for West Deptford, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-11-1.
Gloucester County Tech and West Deptford should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. Gloucester County Tech (ranked 79th) will meet Deptford (ranked 249th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, West Deptford will challenge Highland Regional at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (94 vs. 331).
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