Baseball Recap: Carter Burg can't quite lead Pottsgrove over Norristown

By Team Reports May 13, 2024, 8:34am

Baseball Recap: Pottsgrove Falcons vs. Norristown Eagles

Pottsgrove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to the Norristown Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Pottsgrove of the 8-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

Pottsgrove saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Burg, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Ricky Scott, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

On Norristown's side, they got a massive performance out of Brett Murphy, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Chase Logan was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

Pottsgrove's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Norristown, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-10.

Pottsgrove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Norristown, they will be playing at home against Boyertown at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Norristown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

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