The Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials will venture away from home to take on the Quakertown Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Plymouth Whitemarsh has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Plymouth Whitemarsh is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Central Bucks West just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bucks by a score of 3-2.
Plymouth Whitemarsh saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anna Powel, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Quakertown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against North Penn, falling 10-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Panthers were not able to get on the board.
Plymouth Whitemarsh's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Quakertown, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Quakertown's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Plymouth Whitemarsh has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Quakertown, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1 strikeouts. Will Plymouth Whitemarsh keep running through batters, or will the Panthers buck the trend?
Everything went Plymouth Whitemarsh's way against Quakertown when the teams last played back in March, as Plymouth Whitemarsh made off with a 14-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Colonials 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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