If Penncrest was riding high off their 19-3 takedown of Upper Darby last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Penncrest Lions fell just short of the Ridley Raiders by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. Penncrest has not had much luck with Ridley recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Penncrest saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Pennoni, who went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Penncrest was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridley didn't hit any.
Penncrest's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Ridley, their win bumped their record up to 3-5-1.
Penncrest will head out on the road to face off against Haverford at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Haverford: 3.5, Penncrest: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Ridley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Radnor at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Radnor's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Ridley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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