Baseball Preview: Upper Dublin Cardinals vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials
Upper Dublin has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Upper Dublin has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Upper Dublin's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Quakertown on Friday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 2-0.
Meanwhile, while Plymouth Whitemarsh put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Hatboro-Horsham. Plymouth Whitemarsh came out on top against Hatboro-Horsham by a score of 3-0.
The result came thanks to Cooper Jones's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. It was the first time this season that he tossed five or more strikeouts.
At the plate, Christian Strunk was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Upper Dublin dropped their record down to 9-6 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Plymouth Whitemarsh, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Upper Dublin couldn't quite finish off Plymouth Whitemarsh in their previous matchup back in April and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Plymouth Whitemarsh's Johnny Giordano, who struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Now that Upper Dublin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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