Baseball Preview: Phoenixville Phantoms vs. Pottsgrove Falcons
Phoenixville is 9-1 against Pottsgrove since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Phoenixville Phantoms will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pottsgrove Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Wednesday, Phoenixville suffered a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Owen J. Roberts. Phoenixville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Phoenixville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Kingsbury, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pottsgrove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-0 walloping at the hands of Perkiomen Valley.
Phoenixville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Pottsgrove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Phoenixville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pottsgrove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Phoenixville came out on top in a nail-biter against Pottsgrove in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Phoenixville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pottsgrove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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