Pottstown managed to slip by Norristown the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Trojans lost 9-1 to the Eagles on Friday. The Trojans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 1-0.
Pottstown saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shawn Pallay, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Pallay has hit this season. Evan Draucker was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Pottstown and nudges their season record down to 3-13-1. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 11-2 Pope John Paul II (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 59% over those games). As for Norristown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-12.
Pottstown and Norristown could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Trojans (ranked 496th) will meet Upper Merion Area (ranked 211th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Norristown will face off against Pope John Paul II at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (439 vs. 34).
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