Baseball Preview: Cheltenham Panthers vs. Upper Moreland Bears
The Cheltenham Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Upper Moreland Bears at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cheltenham has four straight victories, Upper Moreland has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cheltenham will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against William Tennent on Tuesday. Everything went Cheltenham's way against William Tennent as Cheltenham made off with a 12-2 win.
Sam ?Smooth? Batiancila made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Batiancila has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Batiancila was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Cheltenham let Emile ?The Natural? Chanoine and Finn ?Chosen One? Kopp loose on the outfield. Chanoine scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Kopp went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey ?Stone Cold? Bradley, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Upper Moreland had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Springfield Township on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Upper Moreland has lost by just one run.
Cheltenham's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9. As for Upper Moreland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Cheltenham skirted past Upper Moreland 1-0 in their previous meeting on Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cheltenham since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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