Gloucester Catholic waltzed into their contest on Saturday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cedar Creek Pirates a 10-0 shutout. Gloucester Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Tate DeRias made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. DeRias has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. DeRias was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gloucester Catholic got a massive performance out of Jake Terranova, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Braeden Lipoff, who went 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Gloucester Catholic's victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for Cedar Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-4.
Gloucester Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Williamstown at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Gloucester Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Cedar Creek, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Atlantic County Institute of Tech at 4:00 p.m.
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