The Don Bosco Prep Ironmen will head out to face off against the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Don Bosco Prep is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Don Bosco Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: DePaul Catholic, who was ranked first at the time (Don Bosco Prep was ranked 11th). The Ironmen were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Spartans on Wednesday. The Ironmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Glen Rock hit St. Joseph Regional with a four-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Green Knights fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 8-7. That makes it the first time this season the Green Knights have let down their home crowd.
Logan Jarer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Ryan McCabe and Devin Buntzen did some serious damage despite the final result: McCabe got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Buntzen got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI. That RBI was Buntzen's first of the season.
Don Bosco Prep's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph Regional, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 11-4.
Don Bosco Prep couldn't quite get it done against St. Joseph Regional in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can the Ironmen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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