Westtown dropped their record down to 4-2 on Friday, which also ended the team's seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Friends Select Falcons by a score of 8-7. Westtown was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Friends Select apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2018.
Cooper Speacht put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Speacht was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.
In other batting news, Dylan Zahm made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. TJ Bolivar also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
As for Friends Select, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
Like Westtown, Friends Select also got a great game from a two-way player: Conor Humowiecki. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Humowiecki has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Humowiecki wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Semel, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Another was Dante DiCicco, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Coming up, Westtown will host Episcopal Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Friends Select, they will head out to challenge Academy of the New Church at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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