The Cedar Creek Pirates will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Millville Thunderbolts at 4:00 p.m. 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, Millville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They blew past the Blue Streaks 9-3. That six run margin sets a new team best for Millville this season.
Cedar Creek has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Millville, their win bumped their record up to 7-14.
Cedar Creek beat Millville 5-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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