Upper Merion Area fell victim to Boyertown and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Boyertown Bears. Upper Merion Area has not had much luck with Boyertown recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Quintin Sarne was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Even though they lost, Upper Merion Area didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their eighth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Upper Merion Area's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Boyertown, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Upper Merion Area will take on Pottsgrove at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pottsgrove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Boyertown, they will be playing at home against Perkiomen Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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