Holy Spirit came into this matchup off a tough six-run defeat on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Hammonton Blue Devils by a score of 6-4 on Monday. The Spartans' loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Bernie Hargadon was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Doug Schuster, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Holy Spirit's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Hammonton, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Holy Spirit will take on St. Augustine Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hammonton has already played their next game (against Lower Cape May), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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