Baseball Recap: Nueva Esperanza Triumphs

Nueva Esperanza's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over Science Leadership Academy. For Nueva Esperanza, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory Science Leadership Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

The team relied heavily on Lian Romero-Hernandez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakob Colon, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and two doubles.

Nueva Esperanza

On Base Percentage

04/09/25 vs Science Leadership Academy	52.9%
03/27/25 vs Samuel Fels	41.2%
03/21/25 @ Carver High School of Engineering & Science	34.4%
03/19/25 @ Central	10%
03/17/25 vs Frankford	12.5%
+ 9 more games

Nueva Esperanza always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.

Nueva Esperanza's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Science Leadership Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Nueva Esperanza wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 17-1 defeat against Franklin Towne on the 10th. As for Science Leadership Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 16-5 loss against Northeast on the 10th.