Gloucester County Tech had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 12-8-1 to make it five. They fell just short of the Clearview Pioneers by a score of 4-3. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against Clearview this season, with their most recent loss being a 6-0 defeat last Monday.
Chase Cohen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Willie Popoff was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
As for Clearview, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
On Clearview's side, they got a great performance from Josh Yurgin as he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, Luke Yeager was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gloucester County Tech will head out to challenge Williamstown at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Clearview, they will venture away from home to take on Gloucester Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Pioneers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season.
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