The Spring-Ford Rams will square off against the Phoenixville Phantoms at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Spring-Ford 3.6, Phoenixville 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Spring-Ford is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Pope John Paul II just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Pope John Paul II by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Rams have suffered since April 8, 2024.
Liam Quinn was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Luca Cavaliere, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Phoenixville). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Norristown a 12-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Phantoms have beaten the Eagles the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Kevin Kingsbury was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bobby Gray, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Phoenixville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Phoenixville pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Spring-Ford, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
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