The Hammonton Blue Devils will face off against the Middle Township Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hammonton's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Holy Spirit with a sharp 12-0 win. While the Blue Devils didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Gracie Ravenkamp
| 04/22/25 @ Holy Spirit | 10 |
| 04/17/25 vs Cherokee | 6 |
| 04/15/25 @ Washington Township | 4 |
| 04/14/25 vs Buena | 14 |
| 04/02/25 vs Absegami | 5 |
| + 2 more games |
Gracie Ravenkamp was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.3 strikeouts per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one double. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
In other batting news, Layla Cuneo-Snouffer was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run. That home run was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Vellucci, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Hammonton lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Middle Township never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Lower Cape May on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over the Tigers. The Panthers have beaten the Tigers the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
Hammonton pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Middle Township, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Hammonton beat Middle Township 8-3 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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