The North Penn Knights will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Central Bucks South Titans at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Penn has four straight victories, Central Bucks South has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, North Penn had just enough and edged Souderton out 3-2.
Meanwhile, Central Bucks South fell victim to Central Bucks West and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bucks by a score of 2-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Central Bucks South has not been shut out since back in March.
Michael Liu was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Central Bucks South saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Flynn, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
North Penn's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Central Bucks South, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
North Penn skirted past Central Bucks South 9-7 in their previous meeting back in April. Will North Penn repeat their success, or does Central Bucks South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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