The Hatboro-Horsham Hatters will head out on the road to challenge the Quakertown Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hatboro-Horsham: 2.7, Quakertown: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Hatboro-Horsham came up short against Plymouth Whitemarsh and fell 5-1. Hatboro-Horsham has struggled against Plymouth Whitemarsh recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Hatboro-Horsham saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Tooley, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Tooley has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Quakertown gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Pennridge with a sharp 16-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Quakertown sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Quakertown got a massive performance out of Skyler Williams, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Eatherton, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Hatboro-Horsham's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Quakertown, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1.
Hatboro-Horsham came up short against Quakertown in their previous matchup back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Quakertown's Abbey Wagner, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Hatboro-Horsham knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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