Baseball Recap: Perkiomen School Panthers vs. Malvern Prep Friars
It was a good run, but Perkiomen School unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 4-1 to the Malvern Prep Friars. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Perkiomen School has scored all season.
Perkiomen School saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erick Diaz, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Diaz has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Even though they lost, Perkiomen School didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Malvern Prep's side, Will Oschell looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tague Davis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Holt, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Perkiomen School's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2. As for Malvern Prep, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-1.
Perkiomen School will face off against Friends' Central at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Perkiomen School: 2.1, Friends' Central: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Malvern Prep, they will head out on the road to take on Germantown Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Germantown Academy has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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