Baseball Preview: Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials vs. Upper Dublin Cardinals
Plymouth Whitemarsh and Upper Dublin are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials will play host again on Friday to welcome the Upper Dublin Cardinals, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:45 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Plymouth Whitemarsh got themselves on the board against Hatboro-Horsham, but Hatboro-Horsham never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Hatters with a sharp 8-0 win. Plymouth Whitemarsh's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Hatboro-Horsham's batters probably weren't too happy with Chase Fisher, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (he gave up four walks).
On the hitting side, Christian Strunk and Gavin Moore did most of the damage at the plate: Strunk scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Moore scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Upper Dublin narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Quakertown 3-1.
The win got Plymouth Whitemarsh back to even at 2-2. As for Upper Dublin, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Plymouth Whitemarsh came up short against Upper Dublin in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 8-3. Can Plymouth Whitemarsh avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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