Baseball Preview: Springfield Township Spartans vs. New Hope-Solebury Lions
The Springfield Township Spartans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the New Hope-Solebury Lions at 3:45 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Springfield Township will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Hatboro-Horsham, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Springfield Township never let Hatboro-Horsham onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Thursday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Springfield Township has managed all season.
The result came thanks to Brett Smith's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks.
Meanwhile, New Hope-Solebury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Abington.
Springfield Township now has a winning record of 4-3. As for New Hope-Solebury, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Springfield Township might still be hurting after the 12-6 defeat they got from New Hope-Solebury in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Springfield Township, Saul Carmenini (who scored three runs while going 2-for-3) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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