Wildwood is 0-10 against Pennsville Memorial since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wildwood Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Pennsville Memorial Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Wildwood is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
If Wildwood beats Pennsville Memorial with five runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Wildwood walked away with a 5-0 win over Wildwood Catholic on Saturday.
Ryan Troiano made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Troiano was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Junior Hans, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Harley Buscham, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Pennsville Memorial had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Pitman on Tuesday.
Like Wildwood, Pennsville Memorial also got a great game from a two-way player: Peyton O'Brien. He pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. O'Brien was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
O'Brien wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason O'Brien, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chase Burchfield, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Wildwood is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Pennsville Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Wildwood suffered a grim 18-5 defeat to Pennsville Memorial in their previous meeting back in April. Can Wildwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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