Gloucester County Tech can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Gloucester City Lions as Gloucester County Tech made off with a 13-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Gloucester County Tech considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Brentin Heil made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Heil has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Heil was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Gloucester County Tech got a big performance out of Phil Murphy, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ben Sumek, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Gloucester County Tech's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Gloucester City, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Gloucester County Tech is on the road again on Saturday to play Pennsauken at 2:30 p.m. Pennsauken will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Gloucester County Tech surely won't give up without a fight. As for Gloucester City, they will head out on the road to challenge Pitman at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pitman's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Gloucester City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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