Baseball Preview: Frankford Pioneers vs. Roman Catholic Cahillite
The Frankford Pioneers will head out on the road to square off against the Roman Catholic Cahillite at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Frankford is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Olney (and have done all season long). Frankford was the clear victor by an 18-1 margin over Olney on Wednesday. While fans of Frankford might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
The team relied heavily on Jose Rivera, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Yuniel Ramirez, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Roman Catholic narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lansdale Catholic 5-4.
Santino Harwood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Harwood was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Petey Crespo was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Myles McNiff was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Frankford pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Roman Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 2-8-1.
Roman Catholic's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Frankford hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .361. It's a different story for Roman Catholic, though, as they've only averaged .230. Will they be able to contain Frankford's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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