The Boyertown Bears will challenge the Pocono Mountain West Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Boyertown's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Pocono Mountain West has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
Boyertown is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Perkiomen Valley a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bears needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Not much got past Connor Houck, who gave up just four hits to keep Perkiomen Valley off the board.
At the plate, Luke Hagan was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Gavin Trainer was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Boyertown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Perkiomen Valley only posted an OBP of .261.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Pocono Mountain West was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They came up short against Stroudsburg, falling 16-1.
Pocono Mountain West's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Boyertown, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
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