The Penncrest Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Haverford Fords at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Penncrest's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Haverford's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Penncrest is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Ridley on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 2-1. Penncrest has struggled against Ridley recently, as their match on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Penncrest saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Pennoni, who went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Penncrest was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridley didn't hit any.
Meanwhile, Haverford has not done well against Marple Newtown recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Haverford narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Marple Newtown 3-1.
Penncrest's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Haverford, they now have a winning record of 4-3-1.
Penncrest was able to grind out a solid victory over Haverford in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Penncrest since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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