Baseball Recap: Abington Takes a Loss

Abington extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 1-9-1 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials. The defeat was just more heartbreak for the Galloping Ghosts, who fell 3-1 when the teams last met back in April of 2024.

As for Plymouth Whitemarsh, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games.

For Plymouth Whitemarsh's part, Jake Rauscher tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Rauscher also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Colonials are 4-2 when he allows at most two walks, but 4-5 otherwise.

While Abington had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.