FLOURTOWN, PA- In the earliest slate of games Delco (sorta?) saw today, the Aces found themselves on the winning side of this one, bouncing back after a 6-1 loss to Radnor yesterday.

On spring break, the Aces didn’t have much time to re-cooperate from yesterday (their game started at noon), but they found their way in this one.

The key for the Aces today? Getting the early lead and keeping the bats consistent. Leadoff hitter Ryan Scholz got the game started off with a walk and would be batted in after a single by Nicholas Dragut, quickly putting the Aces up 1-0.

Without an answer from Springfield in their bottom of the first, the Aces picked up right where they left off.

In a weird sequence, Toby Myers would single to start off the inning and Peyton Spiegler would ground into a fielder’s choice, but due to an error, Spiegler would still reach second and a double by James Given, would give the Aces a promising 2-0 lead.

On the very next play though, the top of the lineup would be due bringing up Scholz, and a single would quickly make this game 3-0, a much different narrative from less than 24 hours before.

The Spartans would go down in order again in the second at the hands of pitcher Peyton Spiegler who in two innings of work kept Springfield scoreless. Unfortunately for Springfield however, the hole they dug was about to get one run deeper after a single by Ryan Scholz scored another run, making the game 4-0.

Down 4-0 in the third Springfield was either about to make this game interesting or hand the Aces all the confidence they needed to run away with this one. The inning started off positive for LM, eight pitches, two outs. But after a player was hit by a pitch and a single, Springfield added two runs on a double to cut the lead to 4-2.

The fourth would be quick for the Aces offensively going down in order, and for a moment it looked like the Aces were slowing down. Springfield took advantage of this adding on one more run, but at the end of the day, three runs was all the Spartans had to offer on the day.

With the score 4-3, the Aces looked to add insurance, and the next two innings would see them add on three runs to make the space. The first run would be the result of a Scholz single in the bottom of the fifth, and the final two runs of the game would come in the sixth as a result of a Dragut single bringing home a runner and finally Spiegler being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, bringing us to the final score of 7-3.

Lower Merion was led today by Ryan Scholz (3/4, 3RBI, R, BB), Nicholas Dragut (2/4, R, RBI) and Brody Slensky (2/4,RBI, R)

This game was considered an out of league matchup, so it won’t affect either teams League record.

The Lower Merion Aces (5-3 in Central League) however will move back to league play on April 22nd AWAY at Penncrest (2-5) at 3:45.