The Perkiomen School Panthers will be playing at home against the Kiski School Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Perkiomen School will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Perkiomen School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Hun, who was ranked tenth at the time (Perkiomen School was ranked first). Perkiomen School's pitchers stepped up to hand Hun a 13-0 shutout last Tuesday. Perkiomen School might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Kiski School narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Obama Academy of International Studies 6-4.
Eli Fontanez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Fontanez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Fontanez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Fielding Strauss, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Perkiomen School's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Kiski School, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
Kiski School's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Perkiomen School has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .463. It's a different story for Kiski School, though, as they've only averaged .354. Will they be able to contain Perkiomen School's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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