Cedar Creek is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Southern Regional is on a ten-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cedar Creek Pirates will take on the Southern Regional Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Cedar Creek beat Atlantic County Institute of Tech 4-1.
Nolan Gerstenbacher tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Jj Watkins was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Southern Regional was able to grind out a solid victory over Brick Township on Wednesday, taking the game 12-7.
Cedar Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Southern Regional, their win bumped their record up to 16-3.
Cedar Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Southern Regional when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 6-5. Does Cedar Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southern Regional turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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