Baseball Preview: Pottsgrove Falcons vs. Upper Merion Area Vikings
The Pottsgrove Falcons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Upper Merion Area Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Pottsgrove is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 12-2 to Norristown.
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.
Upper Merion Area lost 16-5 to Perkiomen Valley on Wednesday.
Pottsgrove's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Upper Merion Area, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Pottsgrove came up short against Upper Merion Area when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 12-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Upper Merion Area's David Peck, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Now that Pottsgrove knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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