Baseball Preview: Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials vs. Springfield Township Spartans
The Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Springfield Township Spartans at 3:45 p.m. Plymouth Whitemarsh will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Plymouth Whitemarsh is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Lower Moreland onto the board and left with a 15-0 win on Thursday. Considering Plymouth Whitemarsh has won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Chase Fisher made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fisher was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Eagland, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Sam Stolzer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Springfield Township fell victim to a rough 10-1 loss at the hands of Bensalem on Saturday. Springfield Township has not had much luck with Bensalem recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Springfield Township saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Levy, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Plymouth Whitemarsh's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Springfield Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Plymouth Whitemarsh has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Springfield Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Plymouth Whitemarsh beat Springfield Township 5-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Plymouth Whitemarsh have another victory up their sleeve, or will Springfield Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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