Baseball Preview: Penncrest Lions vs. Lower Merion Aces
The Penncrest Lions will head out on the road to take on the Lower Merion Aces at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Penncrest is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Monday, Penncrest fell victim to a rough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Garnet Valley.
Penncrest saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Ettien, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Penncrest hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lower Merion, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Strath Haven a 1-0 shutout on Thursday.
Penncrest's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Lower Merion, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Penncrest couldn't quite finish off Lower Merion when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Penncrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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