The Kingsway Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Augustine Prep Hermits at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Kingsway: 3.7, St. Augustine Prep: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Kingsway is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Gloucester Catholic, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Kingsway was ranked 16th). Kingsway fell just short of Gloucester Catholic by a score of 2-1 on Friday. Kingsway has not had much luck with Gloucester Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Kingsway saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Kupsey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Kingsway hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gloucester Catholic struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but St. Augustine Prep had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Delsea on Saturday.
John Podgorski was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits.
At the plate, Brady Jackson stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Joe Erace, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Kingsway's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for St. Augustine Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7-1.
Kingsway came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Augustine Prep in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 6-5. Will Kingsway repeat their success, or does St. Augustine Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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