Baseball Preview: Central Bucks East Patriots vs. Souderton Indians
Central Bucks East is 2-8 against Souderton since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Central Bucks East Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Souderton Indians at 3:45 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Tuesday, while Central Bucks East put up some runs, the same can't be said for Central Bucks South. Central Bucks East came out on top in a nail-biter against Central Bucks South and snuck past 2-0. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Central Bucks East has scored all season.
The result came thanks to Sam Bliss's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Central Bucks East's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Niro, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Souderton didn't have quite enough to beat Pennridge last Tuesday and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Souderton has lost by just one run.
Grayson Norris was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Souderton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Divens, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Central Bucks East now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Souderton, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central Bucks East has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Souderton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Central Bucks East might still be hurting after the 17-11 loss they got from Souderton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Central Bucks East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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