Norristown has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Boyertown Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Norristown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Boyertown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Norristown had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Spring-Ford. That's two games in a row now that Norristown has lost by just one run.
Matt Leary put in work no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits. Leary was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, John Angelo Salamone and Brett Murphy did some serious damage despite the final result: Salamone went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Murphy scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Boyertown unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. Their tough 14-1 defeat to Governor Mifflin might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Boyertown couldn't push the score so high this time.
Norristown dropped their record down to 6-5 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Boyertown, their record now sits at 4-6.
Norristown suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Boyertown when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Norristown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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