The Gloucester Catholic Rams will head out on the road to square off against Gloucester County Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gloucester Catholic will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Gloucester Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Rancocas Valley, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Gloucester Catholic was ranked third). Gloucester Catholic had just enough and edged Rancocas Valley out 6-5.
Evan Brasburger tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tate DeRias and Braeden Lipoff did most of the damage at the plate: DeRias went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Lipoff got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Gloucester County Tech's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kingsway on Monday.
Gloucester County Tech saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Sheets, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Gloucester Catholic pushed their record up to 18-0 with that win, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gloucester County Tech, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Gloucester Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Gloucester County Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Gloucester Catholic's way against Gloucester County Tech in their previous matchup back in April as Gloucester Catholic made off with a 12-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gloucester Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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