Penncrest owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Penncrest also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Gavin Brown made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Brown was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, four RBI, and a double while going 3-for-4.
Brown wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sam Dinitz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Penncrest pushed their record up to 11-6 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Marple Newtown, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Penncrest will take on Interboro at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Marple Newtown, they will head out on the road to face off against Harriton at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Marple Newtown is facing Harriton at the right time seeing as Harriton is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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