The Central Bucks East Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Gwynedd Mercy Academy Monarchs at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Central Bucks East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Central Bucks East's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Wissahickon 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Hailey Helmstetter
| 04/24/25 @ Wissahickon | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Cheltenham | 1 |
| 04/09/25 vs Central Bucks West | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Central Bucks South | 1 |
| 03/20/25 vs Abington | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Hailey Helmstetter, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Carly Franklin also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Central Bucks East kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Gwynedd Mercy Academy came up short against Merion Mercy Academy on Thursday, falling 10-2. The Monarchs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gwynedd Mercy Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Howard, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Payton Krapf was another, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Central Bucks East pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Gwynedd Mercy Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Gwynedd Mercy Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Central Bucks East has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Gwynedd Mercy Academy, though, as they've been averaging 10.4 hits. Given Central Bucks East's sizable advantage in that area, the Monarchs will need to find a way to close that gap.
Central Bucks East took their victory against Gwynedd Mercy Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Monarchs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
