Harriton has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Penncrest Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Harriton had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Springfield.
Meanwhile, Penncrest won against Conestoga on Monday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Penncrest had just enough and edged Radnor out 11-10. Winning may never get old, but Penncrest sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Henry Murphy made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Murphy was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ben Ettien was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Ben Pennoni was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Harriton dropped their record down to 2-10 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Penncrest, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Harriton came up short against Penncrest in their previous matchup back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Penncrest's Gavin Brown, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Harriton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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