#24 Polytech (11-8) @ #8 Salesianum (12-6). Poly and Sallies did not play this year.
Poly lost their final game of the regular season 4-1 to Arch to put their tourney life in jeopardy, but they got the final tourney spot. Poly responded with a 3-1 win in extra innings in the first round over Friends. Barter pitched and excellent game. Poly started 1-3 this year, losing to smaller schools IR (4-8) and Delmar (0-6). They bounced back and crushed Smyrna 17-4, but then lost a close one to St G. They finished strong coming into the last game with Archmere where they beat Newark Charter, beat up CR 11-6, beat Central 13-3 and lost close ones to Cape 4-1 and Tech 6-4. Poly was 4-7 against other playoff teams this year. Poly is scoring over 6 runs per game and allowing just under 5 runs per game. On the mound Barter is 4-0 with wins over Central and Newark Charter. Poly has been to 7 post seasons but haven’t had much luck going 2-7 all time. Poly did get a win in the 2017 tourney beating Delmar 7-2 before getting beat by Conrad in the 2nd round 10-4.
Sallies hasn’t been talked about a lot this year. They quietly went 12-6 on the season and 6-6 against the other playoff teams this year. They finished the season with a 3 game winning streak beating IR, St E and Tech. They have wins over St Georges, Conrad, Appo, Caravel as well. They have only allowed 48 total runs this season. They had 6 shutouts and held 12 teams to 2 runs or less. Baker is 3-1, Campbell is 4-1. At the plate Sallies is averaging 6 runs per game and has 10 homers. Maguire leads the team with 5. NO ONE has been to more tourneys than sallies. In the 49 year history, Sallies has played in 44 tourneys!!! They are 60-37 in tourney games overall . They have been to 22 semi final games, 9 championship games and have 6 state titles. Sallies lost 1-0 in the Semi’s last year to Conrad.
Prediction; Poly is coming off a tough game, throwing its best pitcher. Sallies is fresh. Gotta go with Sallies. (sorry 8yaz).
Poly lost their final game of the regular season 4-1 to Arch to put their tourney life in jeopardy, but they got the final tourney spot. Poly responded with a 3-1 win in extra innings in the first round over Friends. Barter pitched and excellent game. Poly started 1-3 this year, losing to smaller schools IR (4-8) and Delmar (0-6). They bounced back and crushed Smyrna 17-4, but then lost a close one to St G. They finished strong coming into the last game with Archmere where they beat Newark Charter, beat up CR 11-6, beat Central 13-3 and lost close ones to Cape 4-1 and Tech 6-4. Poly was 4-7 against other playoff teams this year. Poly is scoring over 6 runs per game and allowing just under 5 runs per game. On the mound Barter is 4-0 with wins over Central and Newark Charter. Poly has been to 7 post seasons but haven’t had much luck going 2-7 all time. Poly did get a win in the 2017 tourney beating Delmar 7-2 before getting beat by Conrad in the 2nd round 10-4.
Sallies hasn’t been talked about a lot this year. They quietly went 12-6 on the season and 6-6 against the other playoff teams this year. They finished the season with a 3 game winning streak beating IR, St E and Tech. They have wins over St Georges, Conrad, Appo, Caravel as well. They have only allowed 48 total runs this season. They had 6 shutouts and held 12 teams to 2 runs or less. Baker is 3-1, Campbell is 4-1. At the plate Sallies is averaging 6 runs per game and has 10 homers. Maguire leads the team with 5. NO ONE has been to more tourneys than sallies. In the 49 year history, Sallies has played in 44 tourneys!!! They are 60-37 in tourney games overall . They have been to 22 semi final games, 9 championship games and have 6 state titles. Sallies lost 1-0 in the Semi’s last year to Conrad.
Prediction; Poly is coming off a tough game, throwing its best pitcher. Sallies is fresh. Gotta go with Sallies. (sorry 8yaz).
