The Clearview Pioneers will venture away from home to square off against the Washington Township Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clearview's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Washington Township's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Clearview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Gloucester Catholic, who was ranked second at the time (Clearview was ranked 13th). The Pioneers fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The matchup marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Tyler Dell was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 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.
Meanwhile, while Washington Township put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Atlantic County Institute of Tech. The Minutemen were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Atlantic County Institute of Tech. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Minutemen.
Like Clearview, Washington Township also got a great game from a two-way player: Peyton Andrie. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Andrie has been nothing but reliable on the mound: 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. Brandon Fcansi also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Washington Township's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5. 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 loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Clearview couldn't quite finish off Washington Township in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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