After two games on the road, Central Bucks East is heading back home. They will take on the Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Central Bucks East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Central Bucks East had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Souderton.
Central Bucks East got a good showing from Jason Abert, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Abert has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Central Bucks East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Mislan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Moody, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Central Bucks East was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Souderton didn't hit any.
Meanwhile, Holy Ghost Prep entered their tilt with Neumann-Goretti with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They skirted past the Saints 5-4.
Central Bucks East's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. As for Holy Ghost Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Central Bucks East was able to grind out a solid win over Holy Ghost Prep in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, winning 8-3. Will Central Bucks East repeat their success, or does Holy Ghost Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
