Baseball Preview: Phoenixville Phantoms vs. Spring-Ford Rams
The Phoenixville Phantoms will be playing in front of their home fans against the Spring-Ford Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Phoenixville: 3.7, Spring-Ford: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Phoenixville is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Pope John Paul II just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 10-3 to Pope John Paul II.
Phoenixville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Kingsbury, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Spring-Ford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Norristown 3-2.
Dominic Ruggiero tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nick Flores, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Babore, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Phoenixville dropped their record down to 8-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Spring-Ford, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Phoenixville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Spring-Ford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Phoenixville skirted past Spring-Ford 5-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Phoenixville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spring-Ford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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