On Tuesday, Kingsway faced Gloucester Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Kingsway Dragons took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gloucester Catholic Rams. It was the first time this season that Kingsway let down their fans at home.
Tommy Popoff and Dylan Rickards stepped up to the plate in a big way. Popoff scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Rickards went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Brayden Thorp was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Gloucester Catholic's side, the team relied heavily on Noah Danza, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Bogart, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Kingsway's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2. As for Gloucester Catholic, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 13-4.
Kingsway will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Collingswood at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Collingswood: 3.3, Kingsway: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Gloucester Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Highland Regional at 4:00 p.m. Gloucester Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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