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Gwynedd-Mercy 7, New Jersey City 1

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Sophomore Matt Rakus (Sewell, N.J./St. Augustine) struck out eight in seven scoreless innings to help Gwynedd-Mercy defeat New Jersey City, 7-1, on Friday.

Junior Dante Cassano (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) drove in two runs while going 2-for-3. Senior Josh Martin (Pottstown, Pa./St. Pius X) and freshman Mike Marchitto (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern) each stole three bases apiece.

Rakus scattered five hits with just one walk to improve to 5-0 on the season.

The Griffins plated three runs in the third on three hits and an error. Cassano's RBI double in the fourth highlighted a two-run frame. Freshman David Blount (Croydon, Pa./Harry S. Truman) knocked in a run in the fifth.

It was more than enough for Rakus, who sent down the Gothic Knights (9-6) in order in the first, second, and fifth innings.

NJCU would score their lone run in the ninth, unearned, on an RBI single.

Gwynedd-Mercy (10-6) closes out the week tomorrow with a rescheduled game at Penn State-Abington at noon.