The Upper Darby Royals will head out on the road to challenge the Conestoga Pioneers at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Upper Darby has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Conestoga will come in with four straight wins.
Upper Darby fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Lower Merion on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Aces by a score of 4-3.
Sarah Gentile spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those hits marked the first that she allowed this season.
Conestoga hadn't beaten Haverford on the road since March 27, 2019 but that history sure didn't bother them on Monday. Conestoga had just enough and edged out Haverford 4-3. The four-run effort marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Upper Darby's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Conestoga, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Upper Darby couldn't quite get it done against Conestoga in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as they fell 8-4. Can Upper Darby avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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