The Mastery Warrior will square off against the Haddon Heights Garnets on Wednesday. Mastery is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Mastery took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They put the hurt on Pennsauken Tech with a sharp 11-5 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Warrior considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Jonas Santiago made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one triple and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
| 05/15/26 vs Pennsauken Tech | 4 |
| 05/01/26 @ Winslow Township | 2 |
| 05/12/26 vs Maple Shade | 1 |
| 04/24/26 vs Palmyra | 1 |
| 04/14/26 vs Medford Tech | 1 |
In other batting news, Jaylin Quezada was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Ricardo Basilio was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Haddon Heights came up short against Rancocas Valley on Friday and fell 5-2. The Garnets haven't had much luck with the Red Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Haddon Heights saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Motta, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Haddon Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Mastery, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Mastery hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Haddon Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
