For the second straight game, Upper Moreland will face off against Cheltenham. The Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Upper Moreland has six straight wins, Cheltenham has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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. Considering the Bears have won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
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. Colson Campbell was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Upper Moreland pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cheltenham, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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