Cheltenham is 0-5 against Quakertown since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Cheltenham Panthers are on the road again to play the Quakertown Panthers at 3:45 p.m.
On Monday, Cheltenham suffered a tough 17-1 loss at the hands of Upper Dublin.
Kendall Nelson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Quakertown had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Bears. Quakertown might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Abbey Wagner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits and racked up 13 Ks. Those 13 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Leah Schwalm, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Beal, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Cheltenham's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Quakertown, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Cheltenham hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Quakertown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cheltenham suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Quakertown when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Cheltenham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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