Preview: Garden Spot Spartans vs. Exeter Township Eagles
The Garden Spot Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Exeter Township Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Garden Spot's way against Pequea Valley as Garden Spot made off with a 10-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Garden Spot.
Madix Bracken was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bracken was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb Zimmerman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Zander Clymer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Exeter Township took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They blew past Pottsgrove 12-4.
Mason Goodhart looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Luke Giering and Chase Youse did most of the damage at the plate: Giering scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Youse scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joel Ummarino, who scored a run while going 4-for-5.
Garden Spot suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Exeter Township when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Garden Spot avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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