It was a good run, but Wildwood unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 17-7 to the Pennsville Memorial Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Wildwood of the 18-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Junior Hans was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Logan Totten, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Pennsville Memorial's side, Mason O'Brien made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. O'Brien was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Pennsville Memorial got a massive performance out of Chase Burchfield, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. Burchfield is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Jeff Wagner was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Wildwood's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-9. As for Pennsville Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Wildwood will square off against Cape May County Tech on Thursday. As for Pennsville Memorial, they will face off against Gateway Regional on Thursday. Pennsville Memorial is facing Gateway Regional at the right time seeing as Gateway Regional is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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