Cheltenham is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Springfield Township is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cheltenham Panthers will take on the Springfield Township Spartans at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Springfield Township took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cheltenham, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Cheltenham sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Upper Merion Area.
The team relied heavily on Sam ?Smooth? Batiancila, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack ?Chicken Wing? Haugen, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Springfield Township came up short against Lower Moreland on Thursday and fell 5-1.
Nolan Kidwell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Springfield Township saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack McKittrick, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Springfield Township didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lower Moreland only tossed a.
Cheltenham has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Springfield Township, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
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