Cheltenham is 0-7 against Lower Moreland since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cheltenham Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Lower Moreland Lions at 3:45 p.m. Cheltenham will be strutting in after a victory while Lower Moreland will be coming in after a defeat.
Cheltenham took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past New Hope-Solebury 11-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Cheltenham needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Pablo Diaz JR looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Sam ?Smooth? Batiancila was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jack ?Chicken Wing? Haugen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lower Moreland fell victim to Upper Dublin and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 2-0. Lower Moreland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Connor Hegedus was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
Cheltenham's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Lower Moreland, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cheltenham has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lower Moreland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Cheltenham couldn't quite finish off Lower Moreland when the teams last played back in March and fell 6-4. Can Cheltenham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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