The Washington Township Minutemen will face off against the Clearview Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Washington Township will be strutting in after a win while Clearview will be coming in after a defeat.
Washington Township's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Atlantic County Institute of Tech. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Minutemen.
Peyton Andrie made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke McKenty, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Giovanni Christinzio, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Clearview faced Gloucester Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Pioneers fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Pioneers in their meetings with the Rams: they've now lost eight in a row.
Like Washington Township, Clearview also got a great game from a two-way player: Tyler Dell. He pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off ten hits. Dell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
Washington Township pushed their record up to 4-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Clearview, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Washington Township skirted past Clearview 7-5 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Minutemen repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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