Glen Rock is on a six-game streak of home wins, while St. Joseph Regional is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Panthers will welcome the Green Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Glen Rock 2.7, St. Joseph Regional 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Glen Rock made easy work of Dwight-Englewood and carried off a 12-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won ten matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Regional faced St. Peter's Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Green Knights narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Marauders 4-3. The Green Knights haven't had any issues with the Marauders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Logan Jarer tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Myles Gomez, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Lorenzo Zeccardi, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Glen Rock has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph Regional, their win bumped their record up to 19-7.
Glen Rock skirted past St. Joseph Regional 8-7 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Green Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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