Baseball Preview: Hatboro-Horsham Hatters vs. Avon Grove Red Devils
The Hatboro-Horsham Hatters will head out on the road to square off against the Avon Grove Red Devils at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. 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.
Hatboro-Horsham's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Quakertown on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to the Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Hatboro-Horsham just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Meanwhile, Avon Grove had just enough and edged Coatesville out 2-1 on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Avon Grove.
Brayden Gregg looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Avon Grove's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Casey, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Hatboro-Horsham now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Avon Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Hatboro-Horsham skirted past Avon Grove 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hatboro-Horsham since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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