On Saturday, St. Augustine Prep faced Delsea in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Augustine Prep Hermits fell just short of the Delsea Crusaders by a score of 7-6.
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. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Erace, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, St. Augustine Prep was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Delsea only hit a.
On Delsea's side, the team relied heavily on Zach Maxwell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Austin Buchanan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
St. Augustine Prep's loss dropped their record down to 16-7-1. As for Delsea, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-2.
St. Augustine Prep is on the road again on Wednesday to play Kingsway at 3:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Augustine Prep: 2.6, Kingsway: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Delsea does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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