Norristown is 0-10 against Spring-Ford since April of 2018 but things could change on Monday. The Eagles will host the Rams at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Norristown came up short against Methacton on Thursday, falling 9-3. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tyler Ronca was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Collin Harrington was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Spring-Ford might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-3 to Phoenixville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Rams have struggled against the Phantoms recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Spring-Ford had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Andrew Wible and Dom Ruggiero Wible tossed four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits, while Ruggiero tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Spring-Ford saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Babore, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Cooper Nelson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Spring-Ford's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Norristown, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Norristown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Spring-Ford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10 strikeouts. 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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