Jenkintown is 0-9 against Dock Mennonite since April of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Drakes will square off against the Pioneers at 3:45 p.m.
Jenkintown is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They fell 9-5 to The Christian Academy.
Kyle Vnenchak made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Grayson Duffey, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Dock Mennonite had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Spartans.
James Steinmetz looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Logan Sell and Brayden Kratz did most of the damage at the plate: Sell scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Kratz went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those hits marked the first that Sell got this season.
Dock Mennonite was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in three consecutive games.
Dock Mennonite's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Jenkintown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Jenkintown might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Dock Mennonite in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Drakes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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