Baseball Preview: Perkiomen School Panthers vs. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Blue Devils
The Perkiomen School Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Blue Devils at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Perkiomen School: 2.2, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Perkiomen School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Hill School, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Perkiomen School was ranked ninth). Perkiomen School fell 4-1 to Hill School on Saturday. Perkiomen School's defeat 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 consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nathaniel Romberger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy fell victim to Episcopal Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Churchmen by a score of 1-0. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Perkiomen School's defeat dropped their record down to 18-4-1. As for Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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