Baseball Recap: Central Bucks South Comes Up Short

Central Bucks South lost to North Penn on Tuesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Titans came up short against the Knights, falling 7-1. Titans fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Knights since Thursday.

Central Bucks South got a good showing from Brandon Gardner, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, James Schaefer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Markowitz, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.

Central Bucks South has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 6-2 Central Bucks West and 5-2 Central Bucks West (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 63.1% over those games). As for North Penn, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Central Bucks South is set to challenge their familiar foe Souderton at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, North Penn will square off against rival Central Bucks West at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 4, the Bucks 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.