Quakertown has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Cheltenham Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Quakertown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Quakertown stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Upper Moreland as Quakertown made off with a 10-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Tanner Clancy, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Gerry Stanziola was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Cheltenham didn't have quite enough to beat Upper Dublin on Monday and fell 3-1. Cheltenham has not had much luck with Upper Dublin recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Cheltenham saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joel Martin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Quakertown's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Cheltenham, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Cheltenham's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Quakertown hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. It's a different story for Cheltenham, though, as they've only averaged .199. Will they be able to contain Quakertown's hitters?
Everything went Quakertown's way against Cheltenham in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Quakertown made off with an 11-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Quakertown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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