Upper Moreland barely beat Cheltenham the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bears put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 13-5 victory on Wednesday. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by eight runs or more this season.
Luke Sword spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Zach O'Connor was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Colson Campbell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Bears
| 04/09/25 @ Cheltenham | 13-5 |
| 04/08/25 vs Cheltenham | 3-2 |
| 04/02/25 vs William Tennent | 14-5 |
| 04/01/25 @ William Tennent | 13-1 |
| 03/31/25 vs William Tennent | 10-0 |
| 03/27/25 @ Hatboro-Horsham | 7-5 |
The win (which was Upper Moreland's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cheltenham, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Upper Moreland will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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