Baseball Preview: Norristown Eagles vs. Owen J. Roberts Wildcats
After three games on the road, Norristown is heading back home. They will take on the Owen J. Roberts Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Norristown: 3, Owen J. Roberts: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Norristown has not struggled against Perkiomen Valley recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Norristown came out on top against Perkiomen Valley by a score of 8-4.
Matt Leary was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Leary has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Leary was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Asher Gaurino, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Brett Murphy was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Owen J. Roberts got themselves on the board against Spring-Ford on Monday, but Spring-Ford never followed suit. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 2-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Norristown's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Owen J. Roberts, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Norristown might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Owen J. Roberts when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Norristown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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