Baseball Recap: Perkiomen School falls despite strong effort from Kross Howarth

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 3:17pm

Baseball Recap: Perkiomen School Panthers vs. Hill School Rams

On Saturday, Perkiomen School faced Hill School in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Perkiomen School Panthers took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hill School Rams. Perkiomen School's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Kross Howarth was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Nathaniel Romberger was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Perkiomen School's defeat dropped their record down to 18-4-1. As for Hill School, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

Perkiomen School will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Springside Chestnut Hill Academy at 4:15 p.m. Hill School does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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