Baseball Preview: Malvern Prep Friars vs. St. Georges Tech Hawks
Malvern Prep is 4-0 against St. Georges Tech since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Malvern Prep Friars will look to defend their home field against the St. Georges Tech Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Malvern Prep will be looking to keep their 15-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Tuesday, Malvern Prep was able to grind out a solid win over William Penn Charter, taking the game 6-2.
Malvern Prep got a great performance from Will Oschell as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Oschell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jackson Melconian was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Clark, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Georges Tech faced St. Mark's in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. St. Georges Tech took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Mark's.
Malvern Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season. As for St. Georges Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5-1.
Malvern Prep took their victory against St. Georges Tech when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-6. Will Malvern Prep repeat their success, or does St. Georges Tech have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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