The Egg Harbor Township Eagles will square off against the Ocean City Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Egg Harbor Township turned things around against Gloucester City on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lions 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since May 30, 2024.
Kaci Velardi
| 04/28/25 @ Gloucester City | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Tavares | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Holy Cross | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Vineland | 2 |
Kaci Velardi was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times she's played. Sadie VanDine was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ocean City). They blew past Absegami 14-3 on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Raiders as they're now sitting on three straight.
Brooke Douglas made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Douglas was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leah Catto, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taylor Vaugh, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Ocean City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Egg Harbor Township's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Ocean City, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Egg Harbor Township hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Ocean City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Egg Harbor Township couldn't quite finish off Ocean City when the teams last played on April 4th and fell 3-1. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
