Spring-Ford made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Garnet Valley, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Rams fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Rams have suffered since April 20th.
Spring-Ford got a good showing from Johnathan Copperthwaite, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. What's more, Copperthwaite gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Luke Sedor made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Liam Quinn, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Spring-Ford and nudges their season record down to 16-6. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Garnet Valley, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-6.
While Spring-Ford had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
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