The Strath Haven Panthers will challenge the Norristown Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Strath Haven proved they can win big last Monday (they won by eight) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Penncrest 2-1. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
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Rob Mattai spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 13 Ks. Strath Haven is undefeated when Mattai allows one or fewer earned runs, but 3-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Ben Milligan was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Norristown lost 8-2 to Pope John Paul II on Wednesday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with Pope John Paul II recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Norristown saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Angelo Salamone, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Strath Haven's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Norristown, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
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