The Hatboro-Horsham Hatters will head out on the road to square off against the Avon Grove Red Devils at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Hatboro-Horsham's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Avon Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hatboro-Horsham's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Quakertown on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to the Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Hatboro-Horsham has struggled against Quakertown recently, as their match on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Avon Grove scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past Kennett 10-2. Avon Grove might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Grady O?Rourke tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Trent Dosenbach and Caleb Strawhecker did most of the damage at the plate: Dosenbach scored three runs while going 3-for-5, while Strawhecker went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendon Baiocco, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Hatboro-Horsham now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Avon Grove, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Hatboro-Horsham came out on top in a nail-biter against Avon Grove when the teams last played back in May of 2017, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hatboro-Horsham since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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