Baseball Preview: Springfield Cougars vs. Penncrest Lions
Springfield has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Penncrest Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Springfield came up short against Marple Newtown and fell 5-2.
Springfield saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach King, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Penncrest waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Rams 9-3.
Gavin Brown made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Brown was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Harry Giles, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Springfield's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Penncrest, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Springfield came up short against Penncrest in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Penncrest's Michael Schade, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Springfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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