The St. Augustine Prep Hermits will head out to challenge the Vineland Fighting Clan at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Augustine Prep is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
St. Augustine Prep proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Holy Ghost Prep 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hermits have posted since April 4th.
Vineland came out on top against West Deptford on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run seventh inning. The Fighting Clan's pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Clan, who have now won five contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Valin Townsand was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Don Menzoni was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Carlos Santiago, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
St. Augustine Prep's record is now 11-3-1. As for Vineland, their record now sits at 9-4.
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