Chester has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Academy Park Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Chester is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 24-7 margin over Penn Wood on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Chester considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Jacoby Roman made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. Roman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Roman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jonathan Quiros was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with eight RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs. Brandon Colon was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Academy Park had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Penn Wood a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Academy Park considering their two-run performance the contest before.
The win got Chester back to even at 7-7. As for Academy Park, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7.
Chester skirted past Academy Park 8-7 in their previous matchup back in April. Does Chester have another victory up their sleeve, or will Academy Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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