The Lower Moreland Lions will face off against the Upper Moreland Bears at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lower Moreland has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Upper Moreland will arrive with eight straight victories.
Lower Moreland is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since April 26, 2024 last Thursday. They fell just short of Springfield Township by a score of 6-4.
James Cronin
James Cronin put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Lower Moreland is 2-1 when Cronin allows one or fewer earned runs, but 1-7 otherwise. Cronin was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Cronin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bradley Horsnall, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
14 must be Upper Moreland's lucky number: they beat Cheltenham with that score not once but twice last Thursday. The Bears beat the Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-3. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Upper Moreland pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Lower Moreland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Lower Moreland came up short against Upper Moreland when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 6-1. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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