The Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Blue Devils will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Perkiomen School Panthers at 4:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Episcopal Academy on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Churchmen by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Perkiomen School faced Hill School in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Perkiomen School fell 4-1 to Hill School. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Perkiomen School couldn't push the score so high this time.
Kross Howarth was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nathaniel Romberger was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Perkiomen School, their loss dropped their record down to 18-4-1.
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Perkiomen School in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Howarth, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Springside Chestnut Hill Academy still be able to contain Howarth? There's only one way to find out.
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