Softball Game Preview: North Penn Knights vs. Central Bucks East Patriots

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Previous Games

04/08/25 - Away	8-0 W
05/14/24 - Home	11-3 W
04/08/24 - Away	14-0 W
05/17/23 - Away	10-0 W
04/17/23 - Home	10-0 W
+ 5 more games

North Penn has gone a perfect 10-0 against Central Bucks East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Knights will be playing at home against the Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Neither North Penn nor Central Bucks East posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

North Penn fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Warwick last Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2.

Meanwhile, Central Bucks East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Pennridge.

Sarah Zmuda spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits.

At the plate, Central Bucks East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elena Bhatt, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

North Penn's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-6. As for Central Bucks East, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.

North Penn took their win against Central Bucks East in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.