Baseball Preview: Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials vs. William Tennent Panthers
Plymouth Whitemarsh is 4-0 against William Tennent since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials will head out on the road to square off against the William Tennent Panthers at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Plymouth Whitemarsh has nine straight victories, William Tennent has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Plymouth Whitemarsh had just enough and edged Springfield Township out 5-4.
Johnny Giordano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gabe Caucci, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Eagland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, William Tennent fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Hatboro-Horsham on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hatters by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that William Tennent has lost by just one run.
William Tennent saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Devor, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sam Vernick, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Plymouth Whitemarsh's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for William Tennent, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Plymouth Whitemarsh has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like William Tennent struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Plymouth Whitemarsh came out on top in a nail-biter against William Tennent in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plymouth Whitemarsh 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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