Penncrest and Marple Newtown are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Penncrest Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Penncrest is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Springfield just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3.
Penncrest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Dinitz, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Nico Tozzi, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Marple Newtown won against Strath Haven on Wednesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Marple Newtown walked away with a 5-2 victory over Springfield. That's two games straight that Marple Newtown has won by exactly three runs.
Penncrest's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Marple Newtown, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Penncrest came out on top in a nail-biter against Marple Newtown in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Penncrest 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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