The Archbishop Carroll Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Conestoga Pioneers at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday.
Archbishop Carroll fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Haverford on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Fords by a score of 6-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Fords: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Conestoga hadn't done well against Garnet Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Conestoga was the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Garnet Valley. Considering the Pioneers have won three contests by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory (which was Conestoga's third in a row) raised their record to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop Carroll, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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