Egg Harbor Township posted their closest victory since April 4th on Friday. They skirted past the Vineland Fighting Clan 2-1. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Fighting Clan two weeks ago, they had to take a 4-3 loss.
Chip Clooney
| 04/27/26 @ Absegami | 3 |
| 04/07/26 @ St. Augustine Prep | 3 |
| 04/07/26 @ St. Augustine Prep | 3 |
| 05/15/26 @ Vineland | 1 |
| 05/06/26 @ Buena | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Chip Clooney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. He is becoming a predictor of Egg Harbor Township's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 9-10 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Egg Harbor Township's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Salsbery, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Egg Harbor Township's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-10. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Vineland, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9.
Coming up, Egg Harbor Township will head out to take on Hammonton at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Vineland, they will welcome Gloucester County Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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