Softball Preview: Hatboro-Horsham Hatters vs. Abington Galloping Ghosts
The Hatboro-Horsham Hatters will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Abington Galloping Ghosts at 7:00 p.m. Hatboro-Horsham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Hatboro-Horsham can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Wissahickon. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Hatboro-Horsham considering their two-run performance the game before.
Alyssa Tooley made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Tooley has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Tooley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Hatboro-Horsham got a big performance out of Madison Karpovich, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI. Maya Ravi was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Abington is still looking for their season's first win. They fell just short of Plymouth Whitemarsh by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday.
Hatboro-Horsham's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Abington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Hatboro-Horsham skirted past Abington 3-2 in their previous matchup back in March. Will Hatboro-Horsham repeat their success, or does Abington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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