
Bears
04/10/25 vs Cheltenham | 14-3 |
04/09/25 @ Cheltenham | 13-5 |
04/08/25 vs Cheltenham | 3-2 |
04/02/25 vs William Tennent | 14-5 |
04/01/25 @ William Tennent | 13-1 |
+ 2 more games |
Upper Moreland entered their tilt with Cheltenham on Thursday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over the Panthers. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won five matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Colson Campbell looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Upper Moreland is undefeated when Campbell allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Josh Darsney and Jackson Townsend did most of the damage at the plate: Darsney scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Townsend got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one triple. Those two runs gave Darsney a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Moore, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Upper Moreland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Upper Moreland's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cheltenham, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Upper Moreland beat the Panthers by a score of 14-3 later that day.
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