The St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees will take on the Nutley Maroon Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, St. Benedict's Prep turned things around against Barringer on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Blue Bears a 15-0 shutout. The Gray Bees' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Nutley got their first taste of in-conference action on Wednesday and they started things off strong. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Caldwell. Considering the Maroon Raiders have won four games by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nutley got a great performance from Sean Fealey as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave Fealey a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Jackson Poole was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Saladino, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI.
Nutley hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Caldwell struck out six times.
St. Benedict's Prep's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Nutley, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
St. Benedict's Prep suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Nutley when the teams last played on April 8th. Can the Gray Bees avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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