Baseball Preview: William Penn Charter Quakers vs. Malvern Prep Friars
William Penn Charter is 1-9 against Malvern Prep since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The William Penn Charter Quakers will be playing at home against the Malvern Prep Friars at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (William Penn Charter: 3.7, Malvern Prep: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
William Penn Charter's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Gloucester Catholic on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Rams. The matchup marked the first time this season in which William Penn Charter was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Malvern Prep entered their tilt with Friends' Central with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against Friends' Central by a score of 6-1 on Wednesday.
Malvern Prep got a great performance from Jack Ploszay as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Tague Davis was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jackson Melconian, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
William Penn Charter's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Malvern Prep, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
William Penn Charter might still be hurting after the 13-5 defeat they got from Malvern Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for William Penn Charter, Tim Dickinson (who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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