Baseball Recap: Spring-Ford's Winning Streak Snapped at Five Games

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Previous 5 Games

04/28/25 @ Perkiomen Valley	3-9
04/24/25 vs Upper Perkiomen	3-1
04/23/25 @ Upper Merion Area	6-5
04/17/25 vs Pottsgrove	8-0
04/16/25 vs Pottstown	13-0

Spring-Ford dropped their record down to 8-6 on Monday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They lost 9-3 to the Perkiomen Valley Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 back in March.

Spring-Ford got a good showing from Dom Ruggiero, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. What's more, Ruggiero gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in March.

At the plate, Logan Babore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

As for Perkiomen Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-4. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 6.7 runs.

On Perkiomen Valley's side, Nicholas Cress looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cress has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan King, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Autovino, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Spring-Ford will face off against rival Methacton at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rams 3.5, the Warriors 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Perkiomen Valley is set to challenge their familiar foe Phoenixville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.