Cape May County Tech had lost six straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 2-18-1 to make it seven. They lost 18-2 to the St. Joseph Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 back in April.
As for St. Joseph, their win bumped their record up to 12-9. Considering they have won nine contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For St. Joseph's part, Jack Cole tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave Cole a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Liam Hurley was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Paul Spena was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Cape May County Tech has already played their next match (against Hammonton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for St. Joseph, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 9-0 victory against Oakcrest on the 17th.
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