Baseball Preview: Parkland Trojans vs. William Allen Canaries
Parkland is 9-0 against William Allen since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Parkland Trojans will look to defend their home field against the William Allen Canaries at 6:30 p.m. Parkland is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
William Allen is hoping to do on Monday what Hazleton Area couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Parkland's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Parkland narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hazleton Area 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Connor Gerhart, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Klotz, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, William Allen came up short against Salisbury Township on Saturday and fell 9-5. William Allen has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Daniel Rivas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Parkland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for William Allen, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Parkland took their win against William Allen in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 12-6. Will Parkland repeat their success, or does William Allen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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