The Owen J. Roberts Wildcats will head out to square off against the Boyertown Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Owen J. Roberts is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Owen J. Roberts took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Upper Perkiomen as they made off with a 16-0 victory. The Wildcats have beaten the Indians the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Indians has come to flipping the script.
The team relied heavily on Maddie Reed, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Rachel Epps was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
Owen J. Roberts always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .640. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Boyertown was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They fell just short of Spring-Ford by a score of 3-2. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 29, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Boyertown saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rielynn Carey, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
Boyertown's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Owen J. Roberts, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Owen J. Roberts hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Boyertown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Owen J. Roberts came out on top in a nail-biter against Boyertown in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
