Baseball Preview: Abington Heights Comets vs. Delaware Valley Warriors
Abington Heights is 8-2 against Delaware Valley since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Abington Heights Comets will head out on the road to face off against the Delaware Valley Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Abington Heights will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Abington Heights' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Wallenpaupack Area 1-0.
The result came thanks to Jake Lenahan's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Delaware Valley lost 8-2 to Riverside on Friday.
Abington Heights' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Delaware Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Everything went Abington Heights' way against Delaware Valley in their previous meeting back in April as Abington Heights made off with a 6-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Delaware Valley's Keaton Phillips, who struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Abington Heights still be able to contain Phillips? There's only one way to find out.
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