The Ocean City Raiders will be playing at home against the Wildwood Catholic Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ocean City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Ocean City was able to grind out a solid victory over Atlantic County Institute of Tech, taking the game 4-1.
Jessica Mooney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ocean City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Vaugh, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Wildwood Catholic is still looking for their first win of the season after five matches. They suffered a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of Our Lady of Mercy Academy on Thursday.
Ocean City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Wildwood Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Ocean City took their win against Wildwood Catholic in their previous meeting on April 9th by a conclusive 15-0. Does Ocean City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wildwood Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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