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West Deptford High School Baseball Team Earns Top Seed Playoffs
The Eagles host No. 16 Pennsauken Tech on Monday.

West Deptford, NJ -- The road to the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 championship goes through West Deptford.
The Eagles (16-5) are the No. 1 seed in the playoffs and host No. 16 Pennsauken Tech in the first round on Monday, May 23, according to the bracket posted on nj.com on Thursday.
The winner faces the winner of the game between No. 8 Barnegat and No. 9 Middle Township.
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The semifinals are set for May 31. The final is scheduled for June 3.
West Deptford won its first six games of the season, and its longest winning streak of the year is seven. It has pitched six shutouts this season.
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It has two more losses than second-seeded Haddonfield, which was 13-3 this season. The teams split their regular season meetings, with West Deptford winning 8-3 on April 12 and Haddonfield taking the rematch, 4-2, on May 5.
Should West Deptford get past Pennsauaken Tech, its likely second round opponent is Barnegat, which boasts a pitcher that might be the No. 1 overall pick in June’s Major League Baseball Draft.
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