The St. Augustine Prep Hermits will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Kingsway Dragons at 3:30 p.m. The last three games St. Augustine Prep has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
St. Augustine Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Delsea, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (St. Augustine Prep was ranked 15th). St. Augustine Prep fell just short of Delsea by a score of 7-6 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, St. Augustine Prep got a big performance out of Brady Jackson, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jake Meyers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kingsway fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Gloucester Catholic on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Kingsway couldn't push the score so high this time.
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.
St. Augustine Prep's record now sits at 16-7-1. As for Kingsway, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-7 record this season.
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