Baseball Preview: MAST Charter II Voyagers vs. West Philadelphia Speedboys
The MAST Charter II Voyagers will head out on the road to challenge the West Philadelphia Speedboys at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, MAST Charter II was able to grind out a solid victory over Philadelphia Performing Arts, taking the game 5-1.
Jayden Rodreguiz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Rodreguiz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Christain Moran, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Philadelphia put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Simon Gratz 8-7.
The team relied heavily on Jarel Dickerson-Fisher, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
MAST Charter II pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for West Philadelphia, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. MAST Charter II has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 13 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Philadelphia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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