For the second straight game, Bergen Tech will face off against Clifton. The Knights will host the Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Bergen Tech's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Clifton with a sharp 11-0 victory. The Knights not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 25th (when they won 19-2).
05/12/25 @ Clifton | 7 |
05/06/25 vs Fair Lawn | 5 |
04/19/25 vs Bergenfield | 4 |
04/25/25 @ Tenafly | 2 |
04/30/25 @ Eastside | 1 |
Bergen Tech got a great performance from Tiernan O'Rourke as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave O'Rourke a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Josbaldy Santos and Steve Choi did most of the damage at the plate: Santos went 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Choi went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Choi has posted since back in May of 2024. Harssh Ramayanam Venkkat was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Bergen Tech is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Clifton, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.
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