Baseball Preview: Cheltenham Panthers vs. William Tennent Panthers
The Cheltenham Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the William Tennent Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cheltenham has three straight wins, William Tennent has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cheltenham's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They had just enough and edged Upper Moreland out 1-0.
The result came thanks to Finn ?Chosen One? Kopp's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.
At the plate, Cheltenham's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emile ?The Natural? Chanoine, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, William Tennent scored the most runs they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Upper Moreland by a score of 13-12.
William Tennent also got a good showing from Nate Scotese, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Luke Torok made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Conor Servis, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI.
Cheltenham's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for William Tennent, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Cheltenham skirted past William Tennent 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was William Tennent's Jackson Archibald, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cheltenham still be able to contain Archibald? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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