Baseball Preview: Haverford School Fords vs. Malvern Prep Friars
Haverford School and Malvern Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Haverford School Fords will head out on the road to square off against the Malvern Prep Friars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Haverford School fell victim to La Salle College and their airtight pitching crew last Saturday. Their tough 10-0 defeat to the Explorers might stick with them for a while. The contest marked that first time this year in which Haverford School was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Malvern Prep faced Hill School in a battle between two of the state's top teams in their second game on Saturday. Malvern Prep put the hurt on Hill School with a sharp 12-2 victory. Considering Malvern Prep has won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Malvern Prep got several good pitching performances, but Jack Herbein was perhaps the best, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Herbein has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jonathan Holt was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Grant Kennedy, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Haverford School and nudges their season record down to 4-2-1. As for Malvern Prep, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.
Haverford School was able to grind out a solid victory over Malvern Prep when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 10-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Haverford School since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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