The Pilgrim Academy Pioneers will head out on the road to face off against the Pinelands Regional Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with The Pilgrim Academy sitting on four straight wins and Pinelands Regional on six.
Last Tuesday, The Pilgrim Academy beat Calvary Academy 9-6.
Eliana Remlein was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Remlein has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Remlein was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tessa Thompson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Wolcott, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pinelands Regional won against Southern Regional on Saturday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Pinelands Regional came out on top in a nail-biter against Lacey Township and snuck past 4-2. That's two games straight that Pinelands Regional has won by exactly two runs.
The Pilgrim Academy's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Pinelands Regional, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
The Pilgrim Academy might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Pinelands Regional when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can The Pilgrim Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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