The St. Joseph Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Absegami Braves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
St. Joseph took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Ocean City as they made off with a 10-1 victory. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Elaina Portalatin
| 04/15/25 vs Ocean City | 6 |
| 04/09/25 @ Egg Harbor Township | 12 |
| 04/02/25 vs Vineland | 8 |
| 03/31/25 @ Cedar Creek | 12 |
| 03/28/25 @ Millville | 6 |
Elaina Portalatin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Madisyn Powell and Alaina Dorsey did most of the damage at the plate: Powell scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Dorsey scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Kaylin Marshall also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Absegami strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Middle Township get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
Absegami's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kali Jorgensen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another was Yaceana Scriven, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
St. Joseph's record is now 5-2. As for Absegami, their record now sits at 4-0.
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