The Central Bucks East Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Souderton Indians at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Central Bucks East is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Central Bucks East's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Pennridge 10-0.
The result came thanks to Damian Frayne's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chase Harlan and Nolan Behm did most of the damage at the plate: Harlan went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI, while Behm scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chase Fulford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Souderton's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of North Penn by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Souderton couldn't push the score so high this time.
Chris McKenna was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Lutz, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Central Bucks East's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Souderton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central Bucks East has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Souderton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Central Bucks East skirted past Souderton 4-3 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Bucks East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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