The Upper Perkiomen Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Norristown Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Upper Perkiomen is is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They fell 6-3 to Pottsgrove.
Zane Saeger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Braden Rieg was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Norristown had to settle for a 7-5 defeat against Perkiomen Valley on Monday. Norristown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Norristown saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Fryer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brett Murphy, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Upper Perkiomen's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Norristown, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Upper Perkiomen took their victory against Norristown in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Upper Perkiomen since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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