The Pinelands Regional Wildcats will be playing at home against The Pilgrim Academy Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Pinelands Regional sitting on six straight wins and The Pilgrim Academy on four.
If Pinelands Regional beats The Pilgrim Academy with four runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Pinelands Regional skirted past Lacey Township 4-2. That's two games straight that Pinelands Regional has won by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, The Pilgrim Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Calvary Academy on Tuesday, taking the game 9-6.
Eliana Remlein was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Remlein has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Remlein was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tessa Thompson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Jaden Wolcott was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Pinelands Regional is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for The Pilgrim Academy, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Everything went Pinelands Regional's way against The Pilgrim Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Pinelands Regional made off with a 13-1 victory. Will Pinelands Regional repeat their success, or does The Pilgrim Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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