Baseball Game Preview: Hatboro-Horsham Hatters vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials

For the second straight game, Hatboro-Horsham will face off against Plymouth Whitemarsh. The Hatters will be playing at home against the Colonials at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Hatboro-Horsham is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.

If Hatboro-Horsham beats Plymouth Whitemarsh with four runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Hatters skirted past the Colonials 4-3.

Conner Cataldi tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.

At the plate, Hatboro-Horsham's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kenny Lutz, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Ricky Klenk also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

This is the second loss in a row for Plymouth Whitemarsh and nudges their season record down to 2-5. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Hatboro-Horsham, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hatboro-Horsham has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Plymouth Whitemarsh struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.