Upper Dublin fell victim to Quakertown and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Quakertown Panthers by a score of 2-0. Upper Dublin's loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
For Quakertown's part, Dan Qualteria made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Qualteria was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Upper Dublin's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Quakertown, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Upper Dublin will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Abington at 3:45 p.m. Abington's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Upper Dublin's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Quakertown, they will head out on the road to square off against Wissahickon at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Quakertown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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