The Coatesville Red Raiders will face off against the North Penn Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last five games Coatesville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Coatesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pennsbury a 2-0 shutout. Two seems to be a good number for the Red Raiders as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither North Penn nor Haverford made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Knights put the hurt on the Fords with a sharp 8-1 win. The Knights not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 2nd (when they won 15-8).
North Penn got a great performance from Jake Nunn as he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave Nunn a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christian Barnes, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Ben Grattan was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Coatesville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.25 runs across that stretch. As for North Penn, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-5.
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