Upper Merion Area is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Pottstown a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Upper Merion Area Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pottstown Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Neither Upper Merion Area nor Pottstown posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Friday, Upper Merion Area didn't have quite enough to beat Upper Perkiomen and fell 3-2.
Tristan Fanning got Upper Merion Area off to a strong start despite the final result, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. What's more, Fanning gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in May of 2025.
Meanwhile, Pottstown fell victim to Norristown and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Eagles.
Upper Merion Area's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Pottstown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.
Pottstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Upper Merion Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Pottstown, though, as they've been averaging only 2.9 strikeouts. Will Upper Merion Area keep running through batters, or will the Trojans buck the trend?
Upper Merion Area got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April against Pottstown by a conclusive 16-0 score. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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