After two games on the road, Quakertown is heading back home. They will take on the Abington Galloping Ghosts at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Quakertown: 2.1, Abington: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Abington's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Quakertown had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Quakertown's pitcher stepped up to hand Hatboro-Horsham a 3-0 shutout on Thursday.
Not much got past Matt Marsten, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Hatboro-Horsham off the board. Marsten has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brady Martin was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Everitt, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Abington fell victim to Pennsbury and their airtight pitching crew last Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Falcons. Abington's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Quakertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Abington, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything went Quakertown's way against Abington when the teams last played back in April as Quakertown made off with a 14-2 victory. Does Quakertown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Abington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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