Pottstown is 0-10 against Phoenixville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pottstown Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Phoenixville Phantoms at 3:00 p.m.
Pottstown is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to Owen J. Roberts, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Phoenixville narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Spring-Ford 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Phoenixville.
Nico Nattle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Phoenixville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Marsh, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Tommy Whitesel was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Pottstown's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Phoenixville, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7.
Pottstown suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Phoenixville in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Phoenixville's Christian Cervino, who went 3-for-3 with six RBI, three doubles, and a run. Now that Pottstown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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