Baseball Preview: Quakertown Panthers vs. Hatboro-Horsham Hatters
Quakertown and Hatboro-Horsham are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Quakertown Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Hatboro-Horsham Hatters at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Quakertown is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Quakertown's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Wissahickon.
Cooper Natisin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over eight innings pitched. Natisin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Natisin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Reich, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Hatboro-Horsham's offense. They fell 3-0 to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday. Hatboro-Horsham has not had much luck with Plymouth Whitemarsh recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Quakertown is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Hatboro-Horsham, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Quakertown skirted past Hatboro-Horsham 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Quakertown since the squad 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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