The Council Rock North Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Council Rock South Golden Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Council Rock North is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bensalem just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Fighting Owls by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Indians have suffered against the Fighting Owls since May 12, 2021.
Council Rock North saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Martin, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Peyton Shaw also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Council Rock South). Everything went their way against Harry S. Truman on Thursday as they made off with an 11-2 win. The Golden Hawks have beaten the Tigers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
Drew Nemeth and Zak Abt did most of the damage at the plate: Nemeth went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Abt got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run. Another player making a difference was Cole Alcoff, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Council Rock North's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Council Rock South, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Council Rock North skirted past Council Rock South 4-3 when the teams last played on Saturday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad 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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