Baseball Preview: Penncrest Lions vs. Springfield Cougars
The Penncrest Lions will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Springfield Cougars at 3:45 p.m. Penncrest is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, Penncrest got the win against Harriton by a conclusive 9-3.
Gavin Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Brown was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Harry Giles was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Springfield came up short against Marple Newtown on Thursday and fell 5-2.
Springfield saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach King, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Penncrest's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Penncrest beat Springfield 5-2 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Springfield's Matt Bean, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Penncrest still be able to contain Bean? There's only one way to find out.
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