Baseball Recap: Souderton extends home winning streak to three

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 7:39pm

Baseball Recap: Souderton Indians vs. Pennridge Rams

Souderton entered their tilt with Pennridge with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Pennridge Rams on Thursday. For Souderton, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat Pennridge walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.

Tyler Lutz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Lutz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lutz was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chris McKenna, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Souderton pushed their record up to 7-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Pennridge, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.

Souderton will head out on the road to square off against North Penn at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Souderton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so North Penn's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pennridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hatboro-Horsham at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Hatboro-Horsham will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Pennridge surely won't give up without a fight.

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