Baseball Preview: Upper Perkiomen Indians vs. Spring-Ford Rams
Upper Perkiomen is 0-9 against Spring-Ford since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Upper Perkiomen Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Spring-Ford Rams at 7:00 p.m. Upper Perkiomen is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Upper Perkiomen is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Pottstown (and have done all season long). Upper Perkiomen blew past Pottstown 15-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Upper Perkiomen.
Gavin Weiss made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Weiss was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Kyle Mazzie looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Zane Saeger, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Owen Williams was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Spring-Ford fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Methacton on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 10-9.
Logan Babore was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Jacob Witmer and Ryan Fields did some serious damage despite the final result: Witmer scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Fields went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Micah Seitzinger, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Upper Perkiomen is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Spring-Ford, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Upper Perkiomen came up short against Spring-Ford when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Upper Perkiomen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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