The Norristown Eagles will head out to square off against the Upper Darby Royals at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Norristown and seven for Upper Darby.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Norristown challenged Pottsgrove on Wednesday. The Eagles fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by just one run.
Norristown saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Logan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Those hits marked the first that Logan got this season. Brett Murphy was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Upper Darby's offense. They fell just short of Conestoga by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Royals have suffered since March 15, 2024.
Upper Darby's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Norristown, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Norristown came out on top in a nail-biter against Upper Darby when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Royals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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