Baseball Recap: New Hope-Solebury Lions vs. William Tennent Panthers
New Hope-Solebury won the last time they faced William Tennent, and things went their way on Thursday too. The New Hope-Solebury Lions sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the William Tennent Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Hope-Solebury.
John Whelan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooks Saft, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
On William Tennent's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Torok, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
New Hope-Solebury's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13. As for William Tennent, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
New Hope-Solebury will head out on the road to square off against Upper Moreland at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for William Tennent, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Upper Dublin at 3:45 p.m. Upper Dublin is coming into the matchup with four straight wins on the road, so William Tennent will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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