Softball Game Preview: Hatboro-Horsham Hatters vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials

By Team Reports Apr 1, 2025, 1:49am

Softball Preview: Hatboro-Horsham Hatters vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials

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Hatboro-Horsham and Plymouth Whitemarsh are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. Hatboro-Horsham will be playing in front of their home fans against Plymouth Whitemarsh at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Hatboro-Horsham's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Plymouth Whitemarsh's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Monday, Hatboro-Horsham beat Gwynedd Mercy Academy 9-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hatters.

Hatboro-Horsham got a massive performance out of Madison Karpovich, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that Karpovich snagged this season. Maya Ravi was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plymouth Whitemarsh). They never let Council Rock North get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Friday. With that win, the Colonials brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.

Rian Reed made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, two doubles, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2024.

In other batting news, Maddie Swift was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalina Childers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Plymouth Whitemarsh was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .462 or higher in three consecutive games.

Hatboro-Horsham's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Plymouth Whitemarsh, the win got them back to even at 4-4.

Hatboro-Horsham couldn't quite get it done against Plymouth Whitemarsh in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can Hatboro-Horsham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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