Germantown Friends will face off against the Springfield Township Spartans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Germantown Friends got the win against Academy of the New Church by a conclusive 12-3. Germantown Friends might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Springfield Township ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Upper Moreland 3-2. Surprisingly, this marked the Spartans' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Ryan Trader looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jon Matthews, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Springfield Township pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Germantown Friends, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8.
Germantown Friends might still be hurting after the 14-1 defeat they got from Springfield Township in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can Germantown Friends avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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