Gloucester County Tech is 2-8 against Kingsway since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Gloucester County Tech will head out on the road to take on the Kingsway Dragons at 4:00 p.m. Gloucester County Tech is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Gloucester County Tech's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Triton.
Not much got past Brentin Heil, who gave up just seven hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Triton off the board. Heil has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Willie Popoff was excellent, going 4-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Vincent Rosas, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kingsway, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hammonton 10-8. Kingsway's win was all the more impressive since Hammonton was averaging only 3.27 runs allowed on the season.
Nate Bott made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bott was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Rickards, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Ian Monteith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The victory got Gloucester County Tech back to even at 8-8. As for Kingsway, their record now sits at 13-3.
Gloucester County Tech might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Kingsway when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bott, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Gloucester County Tech knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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