The Bishop Eustace Prep Crusaders will venture away from home to take on the Mainland Regional Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Bishop Eustace Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Mainland Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Bishop Eustace Prep nor St. Augustine Prep made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Crusaders took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hermits. Surprisingly, this marked the Crusaders' fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Lucas Edwards
| 04/24/25 vs St. Augustine Prep | 8 |
| 04/17/25 vs Lenape | 5 |
| 04/05/25 vs Kingsway | 6 |
Bishop Eustace Prep got a good showing from Lucas Edwards, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Edwards has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Bishop Eustace Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dante Bell, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Mainland Regional came out on top against Egg Harbor Township on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run third inning. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Eagles. Considering the Mustangs have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Mainland Regional pushed their record up to 6-8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Eustace Prep, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
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