The St. Augustine Prep Hermits will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Union Catholic Vikings. St. Augustine Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Union Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Augustine Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Gloucester Catholic, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (St. Augustine Prep was ranked 14th). St. Augustine Prep took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gloucester Catholic on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, St. Augustine Prep couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Union Catholic had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Fighting Irish and snuck past 10-9. The win was familiar territory for Union Catholic who now have seven in a row.
St. Augustine Prep has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-9-1 record this season. As for Union Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
