A classic East v. West matchup is on the schedule. The Central Bucks East Patriots will be playing at home against the Central Bucks West Bucks at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Central Bucks East will be strutting in after a victory while Central Bucks West will be coming in after a loss.
Central Bucks East barely beat Pennridge the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Patriots' pitchers stepped up to hand the Rams a 7-0 shutout on Friday. The Patriots not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 28th (when they won 17-10).
Michael Colbert tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over six innings pitched. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Central Bucks East got a big performance out of Tyler Muzsi, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave Muzsi a new career-high. Chase Fulford was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Meanwhile, Central Bucks West faced North Penn in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Bucks fell just short of the Knights by a score of 7-6. The Bucks haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
The win made it two in a row for Central Bucks East and bumps their season record up to 6-7. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Central Bucks West, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
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