Baseball Preview: Quakertown Panthers vs. Upper Dublin Cardinals
Quakertown and Upper Dublin are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Quakertown Panthers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Upper Dublin Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Quakertown: 2.5, Upper Dublin: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Upper Dublin is hoping to do on Friday what Plymouth Whitemarsh couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Quakertown's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Quakertown had just enough and edged Plymouth Whitemarsh out 2-1.
Matt Marsten made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 6.1 innings pitched. Marsten has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Marsten was also big at the plate, 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.
Meanwhile, Upper Dublin unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 7-1 to Neshaminy. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Upper Dublin has scored all season.
Quakertown is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Upper Dublin, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
Quakertown couldn't quite finish off Upper Dublin in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. Will Quakertown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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