PENNSBURG, PA — The Strath Haven bats may have used up all of their runs for the week on Monday.

After taking down Penncrest 11-7 in a slugfest on Monday, the Strath Haven offense was held scoreless on Wednesday at Upper Perk.

Upper Perk got on the board first in the bottom of the second inning after a double by Jordin Dice, and Zane Saeger singled, each scoring one run.

The Indians added one more to the board in the bottom of the third inning as Grayson Sabo knocked in a run on a groundout

Sabo also earned the win for the Indians. The starter allowed two hits and zero runs over five innings of play, striking out four and walking five. Travis McDonough took the loss for the Panthers. The starter threw five innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits. He struck out four and walked two. Ben Godshall got the save for the Indians. 

Atticus Bean led the way for the Panthers, collecting two hits in four at-bats. Zach Milligan helped the Panthers collecting two walks, while Connor Musemici had a double and a walk. The team overall was very patient at the plate, collecting eight walks through the game, but they were unable to have any runners cross the plate.

Jasper Hals threw a scoreless inning of relief for Strath Haven. 

Benjamin Sands, Jack Rieg, Lincoln Fijalkowski, Sabo, Seager, Dice, and Godshall all collected one hit for the Indians. Sabo, Rieg, Saeger, and Dice all drove in one run for the Indians. The Indians had hot hands today as they did not make an error throughout the game, and Ryan Cairns made seven plays. 

Strath Haven’s season comes to an end at 10-12. It was a rebuilding year for the Panthers, yet they still found a way into the playoffs and won a game.

Upper Perk now advances to the District 1 5A semifinals, where they will play the winner of Springfield/Upper Moreland. That game will be finished on Thursday with Springfield leading 7-0 in the top of the fourth.