Baseball Recap: Thursday's Loss Ends Cheltenham's Winning Streak

It was a proper cat-fight when Cheltenham challenged New Hope-Solebury on Thursday. The Panthers fell 13-9 to the Lions. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lions earlier this season, when they won 5-4.

Eamon Ivory

Runs

05/01/25 @ New Hope-Solebury	2
04/28/25 vs New Hope-Solebury	2
03/27/25 vs Penn Wood	2
04/29/25 @ New Hope-Solebury	1
04/25/25 @ William Tennent	1

Eamon Ivory stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Cheltenham's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 5-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jack Haugen, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Cheltenham moved to 7-10 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for New Hope-Solebury, the victory snapped their losing streak at eight games and leaves them with a 6-9 record.

Looking ahead, Cheltenham will take on Abington at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for New Hope-Solebury, they will square off against Upper Moreland at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games the Bears have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.