Souderton is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Central Bucks East is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Souderton Indians will take on the Central Bucks East Patriots at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Souderton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Central Bucks East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Souderton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against North Penn on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2.
Chris McKenna made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Lutz, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Bucks East never let their opponents score on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Pennridge as Central Bucks East made off with a 10-0 victory.
Not much got past Damian Frayne, who gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Pennridge off the board. Frayne also set a new season high mark in walks with no.
At the plate, Chase Harlan and Nolan Behm did most of the damage at the plate: Harlan went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI, while Behm scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Chase Fulford was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Souderton's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Central Bucks East, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Souderton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central Bucks East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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