Baseball Recap: Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech Comes Up Short

After flying high against Saul on Wednesday, Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech came back down to earth. Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech came up short against the Simon Gratz Bulldogs on Thursday, falling 22-16. Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Simon Gratz apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.

Akie Jenkins

Stolen Base

05/01/25 @ Simon Gratz	5
04/30/25 vs Saul	3
04/28/25 @ Jules E. Mastbaum Vo-Tech	4
04/23/25 @ Hill Freedman World Academy	2

Akie Jenkins was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tae-Marr Tubbs, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with eight stolen bases and three runs.

Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Simon Gratz, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.

Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Simon Gratz, they will be playing at home against Overbrook at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.