The Perkiomen School Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Blue Devils at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Perkiomen School: 2.2, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Perkiomen School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Hill School, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Perkiomen School was ranked ninth). Perkiomen School fell 4-1 to Hill School on Saturday. Perkiomen School's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Kross Howarth was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nathaniel Romberger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy fell victim to Episcopal Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Churchmen by a score of 1-0. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Perkiomen School's defeat dropped their record down to 18-4-1. As for Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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