RADNOR, PA- Besides for Radnor’s singular loss of the year to undefeated Haverford, they have been knocking off Central League teams’ game by game, today’s victim? Fourth ranked Garnet Valley.
From this year to last year, the biggest change in this Radnor squad has been patience. Game by game, win by win, the results will come. Over the past weeks picking up eight central league wins now; they haven’t all come easy and today certainly did not.
On the mound, both teams had their aces up, and with both pitchers finishing the game for their respective teams, it was ultimately a pitcher’s duel. Austin Havertine took the Raptors through seven, with just 82 pitches on the day, striking out nine, and allowed just one run.
But as expected, Garnet brought their best to face the #2 ranked team in our rankings. On the bump for the Jaguars was reigning DBN pitcher of the week Ryan McGhee, who had himself a six-inning day, striking out three, allowing two runs.
Safe to say, the mound was a hot spot on the day, at least until the top of the second. Garnet struck first after a double by Harrison Maull that got the inning started and McGhee showed his skills off the mound, singling to bring in the sole run of the day for the Jaguars.
The next few innings went fast for both sides, but patience was key for the Raptors, and it would all pay off in the fourth inning. A Matt Szychulski single would get the ball rolling for Evan Hartman to find a gap and drop in another single, scoring Szychulski and before you could blink Radnor was right back in this game.
Tied 1-1 in the fourth, Joe Krasowski doubled, scoring Radnor’s second run on the day, and this game was 2-1, and that it would stay. After this point the game went quickly with both pitchers rallying behind their defense, but ultimately it’s the runs that win you close games, and today, Radnor won the battle.
Radnor (8-1) looks to continue the winning streak tomorrow in another Central League matchup against Upper Darby (0-8) away at 3:45.
Garnet Valley (5-4) will be back at home at 4:00pm tomorrow to face Harriton (3-6) in another Central League matchup.