The Clearview Pioneers will square off against the Lower Cape May Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Clearview's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Lower Cape May has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Clearview took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Gloucester Catholic, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Pioneers skirted past the Rams 6-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Clearview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Battista, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Lower Cape May got themselves on the board against St. Joseph on Monday, but St. Joseph never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Wildcats 2-0. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Not much got past Ty Heacock, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep St. Joseph off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ashton Ray, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Lower Cape May is 2-1 when Ray posts two or more runs, but 3-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Caden Elwell, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Clearview's victory bumped their record up to 14-6. As for Lower Cape May, their win bumped their record up to 5-14.
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