Baseball Game Preview: William Allen Canaries vs. Northampton Konkrete Kids

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 2:26am

Baseball Preview: William Allen Canaries vs. Northampton Konkrete Kids

William Allen is 0-6 against Northampton since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The William Allen Canaries will be playing at home against the Northampton Konkrete Kids at 4:00 p.m. William Allen is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

William Allen's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Louis E. Dieruff as William Allen made off with a 12-0 victory.

Jorge Inoa looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.

On the hitting side, William Allen got a big performance out of Trevor Golden, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Schneider, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Northampton's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Parkland on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, Northampton's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

William Allen's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Northampton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. William Allen has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Northampton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.

William Allen suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Northampton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will William Allen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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