The Bergen Tech Knights will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Memorial Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Bergen Tech nor Memorial posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Bergen Tech is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since May 7, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Northern Highlands, falling 9-1. The Knights have struggled against the Highlanders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Joe D'Amico put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. D'Amico was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Memorial fell victim to Union City and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Soaring Eagles. The loss put an end to the Tigers' undefeated start to the season.
Bergen Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Memorial, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Bergen Tech beat Memorial 7-4 in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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