The home team had won the previous three meetings between Pennsville Memorial and Clayton, and Pennsville Memorial kept the tradition alive. The Eagles never let the Clippers get on the board and left with a 27-0 win on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Connor Starn and Logan Streitz were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Starn tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Streitz tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At bat, Starn scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances, while Streitz scored three runs.
Chase Burchfield
| 04/10/25 vs Clayton | 4 |
| 05/21/24 vs Wildwood | 2 |
| 05/20/24 vs Clayton | 1 |
| 05/13/24 @ Salem | 1 |
In other batting news, Pennsville Memorial got a massive performance out of Chase Burchfield, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Burchfield a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cohen Petrutz, who scored five runs while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances.
Pennsville Memorial pushed their record up to 2-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.5 runs over those games. As for Clayton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Looking ahead, Pennsville Memorial will head out to challenge Haddon Heights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Clayton, they will square off against Palmyra at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Clippers are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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