Baseball Preview: Hatboro-Horsham Hatters vs. Quakertown Panthers
Hatboro-Horsham and Quakertown are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Hatboro-Horsham Hatters will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Quakertown Panthers at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hatboro-Horsham: 3.6, Quakertown: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Hatboro-Horsham's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday. They fell 3-0 to the Colonials. Hatboro-Horsham has not had much luck with Plymouth Whitemarsh recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Quakertown never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They skirted past Wissahickon 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Quakertown.
Cooper Natisin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over eight innings pitched. Natisin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Natisin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Reich, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hatboro-Horsham's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Quakertown, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
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