The East Pennsboro Panthers will be playing at home against the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. East Pennsboro is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Monday, East Pennsboro had just enough and edged Middletown out 3-2.
Niko Thalassinos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Pennsboro saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Gilbert, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Foster, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Bishop McDevitt ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Boiling Springs by a score of 8-4.
East Pennsboro pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Bishop McDevitt, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
East Pennsboro couldn't quite finish off Bishop McDevitt when the teams last played back in April and fell 12-10. Can East Pennsboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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