Baseball Preview: Spring-Ford Rams vs. Norristown Eagles
Spring-Ford is 10-0 against Norristown since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Spring-Ford Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Norristown Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Spring-Ford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Spring-Ford had just enough and edged Upper Perkiomen out 5-3.
Jackson Wowak looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Nick Flores was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Norristown had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Pope John Paul II on Wednesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Norristown in their matchups with Pope John Paul II: they've now lost four in a row.
Justin Fryer put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Fryer was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Fryer wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matt Leary, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Collin Harrington was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Spring-Ford has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Norristown, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-4.
Everything went Spring-Ford's way against Norristown in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Spring-Ford made off with a 10-1 victory. Does Spring-Ford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norristown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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