Ocean City waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Vineland Fighting Clan out 9-8. This was payback for Ocean City, who suffered a 9-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For Vineland's part, Justin Morris was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Morris was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Christian Willis and Benedetto Andreoli stepped up to the plate in a big way. Willis scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Andreoli scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Mario Toro, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Ocean City pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Vineland, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ocean City will challenge Lower Cape May at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Vineland, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Egg Harbor Township at 4:00 p.m.
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