The Cedar Creek Pirates are taking a road trip to face off against the Egg Harbor Township Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Cedar Creek can't be too worried about heading out to take on Egg Harbor Township: they just beat Holy Spirit at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Pirates walked away with a 6-2 win over the Spartans on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won nine in a row.
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Nolan Scholder was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Egg Harbor Township fell victim to Millville and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 8-0 to the Thunderbolts. Eagles fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Thunderbolts since on Wednesday.
Egg Harbor Township has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Cedar Creek, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Cedar Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Egg Harbor Township in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team 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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