The Chichester Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chichester comes in on five and Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic on three.
Chichester will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 21) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Interboro 5-3.
Chichester's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Goschler, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Josh Claycomb was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Lansdale Catholic. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic walked away with a 3-0 win over Lansdale Catholic.
Johnny Ortegae tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Irv Fisher, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ryan Friel, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Chichester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. As for Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Chichester has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. 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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