Philadelphia Academy Charter put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush KNIGHTS with a sharp 15-3 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Philadelphia Academy Charter also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Ava Gerace tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Philadelphia Academy Charter got a massive performance out of Lea Sylvester, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Carmella Gallagher was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
On Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexandra Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Philadelphia Academy Charter has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
Philadelphia Academy Charter will be playing in front of their home fans against George Washington at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Philadelphia Academy Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, they will be playing at home against Nueva Esperanza at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Nueva Esperanza's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games.
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