Baseball Preview: Penncrest Lions vs. Harriton Rams
Penncrest is 8-2 against Harriton since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Penncrest Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Harriton Rams at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Penncrest has three straight wins, Harriton has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Penncrest beats Harriton with 11 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Penncrest had just enough and edged Radnor out 11-10.
Henry Murphy was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Murphy was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ben Ettien was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Ben Pennoni, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Harriton had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Springfield on Wednesday.
Penncrest's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Harriton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Penncrest was able to grind out a solid win over Harriton when the teams last played back in April, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Penncrest since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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