The Gloucester Catholic Rams will take on the Princeton Day Panthers on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gloucester Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: St. Augustine Prep, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Gloucester Catholic was ranked second). Gloucester Catholic came out on top against St. Augustine Prep by a score of 6-1 on Friday.
Joe Vaccarella tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gloucester Catholic let Guy Lynam and Jason Bogart loose on the outfield. Lynam scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Bogart scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Princeton Day had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 10-4 win. The victory was familiar territory for Princeton Day who now have four in a row.
Gloucester Catholic's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3. As for Princeton Day, their victory bumped their record up to 6-16.
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