Upper Darby is 2-7 against Springfield since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Royals will host the Cougars at 3:45 p.m. Upper Darby has given up an average of 11.5 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lower Merion hit Upper Darby with a four-run second inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Royals came up short against the Aces, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Royals have lost by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Springfield had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Pioneers. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Springfield got a great performance from Denny Monastra as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Corse, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Jake Lennon was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Upper Darby's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Upper Darby couldn't quite finish off Springfield when the teams last played back in April of 2025 and fell 3-1. Will the Royals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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