Bergen Catholic let Pascack Valley stack five runs on them in the third inning on Thursday but luckily Bergen Catholic prevailed anyway. The Crusaders walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Indians. For the Crusaders, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2025.
Bergen Catholic got a great performance from Jack Pintarelli as he struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk).
Dre Polanco
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At the plate, Dre Polanco was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jael Santos, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Bergen Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Pascack Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Coming up, Bergen Catholic will head out to take on Archbishop Stepinac at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Pascack Valley, they will host Hackensack at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Indians 2.8, the Comets 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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