Baseball Preview: Springfield Township Spartans vs. Cheltenham Panthers
Springfield Township is 9-1 against Cheltenham since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Springfield Township Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Cheltenham Panthers at 4:45 p.m. Springfield Township's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Cheltenham's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Springfield Township is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lower Moreland just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions.
Nolan Kidwell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Springfield Township saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack McKittrick, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Springfield Township didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lower Moreland only tossed a.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cheltenham, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Upper Merion Area out 6-4.
Sam ?Smooth? Batiancila was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jack ?Chicken Wing? Haugen, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Springfield Township's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Cheltenham, they pushed their record up to 9-10 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Springfield Township skirted past Cheltenham 3-2 when the teams last played back in April. Does Springfield Township have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cheltenham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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