Baseball Recap: Quakertown Panthers vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials
Quakertown came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials 2-1. This was payback for Quakertown, who suffered a 7-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Matt Marsten was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 6.1 innings pitched. Marsten has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Marsten was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Marsten wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Reich, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Quakertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Plymouth Whitemarsh, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3.
Quakertown will be playing at home against Upper Dublin at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Upper Dublin: 2.4, Quakertown: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Plymouth Whitemarsh, they will head out on the road to face off against Hatboro-Horsham at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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