Baseball Preview: Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials vs. Cheltenham Panthers
Plymouth Whitemarsh is 9-1 against Cheltenham since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials will head out on the road to face off against the Cheltenham Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Plymouth Whitemarsh's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Cheltenham's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Plymouth Whitemarsh entered their tilt with Wissahickon with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday.
Gabe Caucci was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Cheltenham didn't have quite enough to beat Springfield Township on Tuesday and fell 3-2. Cheltenham has not had much luck with Springfield Township recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Cheltenham saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emile ?The Natural? Chanoine, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
Plymouth Whitemarsh's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Cheltenham, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Plymouth Whitemarsh has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cheltenham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Plymouth Whitemarsh's way against Cheltenham when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Plymouth Whitemarsh made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Plymouth Whitemarsh since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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