The Plymouth Whitemarsh Colonials will be playing at home against the Spring-Ford Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Plymouth Whitemarsh: 2.5, Spring-Ford: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Plymouth Whitemarsh had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Wissahickon.
Plymouth Whitemarsh got a good showing from Cooper Jones, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gavin Moore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Strunk, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Owen J. Roberts typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Spring-Ford proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Wildcats 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Spring-Ford.
Spring-Ford also got a great performance from Andrew Wible as he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Jacob Witmer and Nick Flores did most of the damage at the plate: Witmer scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Flores went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Plymouth Whitemarsh's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5. As for Spring-Ford, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Plymouth Whitemarsh has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Spring-Ford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Plymouth Whitemarsh came up short against Spring-Ford in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-1. Will Plymouth Whitemarsh have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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