Baseball Recap: Cheltenham Wins Going Away Against Abington

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 vs Penn Wood	19
03/27/25 vs Penn Wood	18
04/28/25 vs New Hope-Solebury	12
04/23/25 vs William Tennent	11
05/02/25 @ Abington	9

Cheltenham hadn't done well against Abington recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Panthers blew past the Galloping Ghosts 17-8. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six games by nine runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Jack Haugen, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Tim Dugan also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Cheltenham kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 10.

Cheltenham has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Abington, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-10-1 record this season.

Cheltenham will have a chance to go back-to-back against Abington: the pair will be back at it again later today.