Kingsway is 1-6 against Gloucester Catholic since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Kingsway Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Gloucester Catholic Rams at 4:00 p.m. Kingsway's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Gloucester Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Kingsway fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Clearview on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 6-5. Kingsway has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tommy Popoff was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Gloucester Catholic stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Washington Township 6-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gloucester Catholic.
The result came thanks to Joe Vaccarella's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Terranova, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jack Mustaro, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Kingsway's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Gloucester Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.
Kingsway came up short against Gloucester Catholic in their previous meeting back in April, falling 13-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gloucester Catholic's Noah Danza, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Now that Kingsway knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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