Lawrenceville School is 0-3 against Perkiomen School since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lawrenceville School Big Red will be playing in front of their home fans against the Perkiomen School Panthers at 4:30 p.m.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Lawrenceville School had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Hill School. That's two games in a row now that Lawrenceville School has lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, Perkiomen School put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand William Penn Charter a 10-0 shutout. Perkiomen School's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Perkiomen School got a great performance from Kross Howarth as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Howarth has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Zac Smith was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Robert Kleckner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Lawrenceville School and nudges their season record down to 5-9. As for Perkiomen School, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Lawrenceville School came up short against Perkiomen School when the teams last played back in May of 2021, falling 10-5. Can Lawrenceville School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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