Pennsville Memorial is 3-0 against Gateway Regional since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pennsville Memorial Eagles will square off against the Gateway Regional Gators. Pennsville Memorial will be strutting in after a victory while Gateway Regional will be coming in after a loss.
Pennsville Memorial is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Wildwood (and have done all season long). Pennsville Memorial put the hurt on Wildwood with a sharp 17-7 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pennsville Memorial.
Mason O'Brien was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. O'Brien was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Pennsville Memorial got a massive performance out of Chase Burchfield, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. Burchfield is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Jeff Wagner was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Gateway Regional was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Clearview.
Pennsville Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Gateway Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.
Pennsville Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over Gateway Regional in their previous matchup back in May of 2018, winning 5-2. Will Pennsville Memorial repeat their success, or does Gateway Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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