Cedar Creek is 1-6 against Egg Harbor Township since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pirates will host the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, Cedar Creek made easy work of Millville and carried off an 11-2 victory. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Egg Harbor Township had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Chiefs by a score of 10-7.
Roman Giaconia looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four contests.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dylan Salsbery, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Egg Harbor Township's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-8 when he doesn't). Eli Casey was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run.
Egg Harbor Township was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Egg Harbor Township's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Cedar Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
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