Gameday Focus: Field Hockey versus Bordentown

Gameday Focus: Field Hockey versus Bordentown

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Today’s game coverage features field hockey against Bordentown as the Pirates look to stay hot. Here is an in-depth look with our Gameday Focus.

When: Thursday, October 20 at 3:45pm

Where: Cinnaminson High School

Pirates 9-5-2, 5-2-2 Patriot

Cinnaminson is 6-1-2 since a 3-0 loss to Rancocas Valley on September 26.

The Pirates have beaten Delran, New Egypt and Pemberton during that stretch of games to move into second place in the Patriot Division with a 5-2-2 record.

They have also tied Maple Shade and Bordentown.

Cinnaminson’s offense is starting to fire, scoring 11 goals over their last two games and 14 over their last four (3-1).

The defense and goalie Lauren Friedrich have recorded five shutouts in 2016, including a 0-0 tie against Bordentown last week.

Playoff seedings were announced this morning and the Pirates earned the #5 seed in the Central, Group 1 bracket.

They will visit #4 Maple Shade in the first round at a date yet to be determined.

Scotties 4-10-1, 1-6-1 Patriot

Bordentown is in the midst of a difficult season, having won just four games in 2016.

The Scotties lone tie came against the Pirates last week.

Bordentown is coming off a 3-2 win over Northern Burlington on Monday, just their fourth win of the season.

The victory over the Greyhounds snapped a two-game losing streak.

In fact, the Scotties are 1-6-1 since a 2-1 win over Holy Cross on September 26.

Bordentown has been shutout six times this season.

The Scotties earned the #10 seed in the North 2, Group 1 bracket and will travel to #7 Metuchen in the first round of the playoffs next week.

Head to Head

These two teams played to a 0-0 draw on October 10.

Lauren Friedrich made 22 saves for the Pirates, while Savannah Poole made nine saves for the Scotties.

These teams split their two regular season meetings in 2015, with the Pirates winning 2-1 and the Scotties winning 4-1.

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Jim Vassallo
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Jim is the creator and editor of Cinn City Sports. He also created At the Dish, Life With Tony and Enzo and is the owner of JAVFreelancing. He coached baseball for five years, three at his former high school (Holy Cross in Delran, NJ) and two at prominent Division III program Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He has worked for the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, NJ; Metro Networks in Bala Cynwyd, PA; and was the play-by-play announcer for the Camden Riversharks of the Independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for two seasons (2007-2008) on Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM, the student-run radio station at Rowan University. Jim earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and minor in Journalism from Rowan University in 2008. While in school he was the Assistant Sports Director at WGLS for two years and the Sports Director for one year. He also covered the football, baseball, softball and both basketball teams for the school newspaper 'The Whit.' He is the former Sports Editor for the Cinnaminson and Moorestown Patch websites. Jim lives in New Jersey with his wife Nicole, sons Tony and Enzo and dog Phoebe. He can be reached at jimvassallo@cinncitynews.com

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