Quakers
| 04/17/25 vs Claymont | 6-5 |
| 04/16/25 @ Mansfield Senior | 20-0 |
| 04/15/25 vs Mansfield Senior | 21-1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Carrollton | 12-0 |
| 04/12/25 vs Carrollton | 15-1 |
New Philadelphia proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 20) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Claymont Mustangs 6-5. The win was nothing new for the Quakers as they're now sitting on five straight.
The team relied heavily on Sidney Vandall, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Ellie Mason, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
New Philadelphia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in six consecutive contests.
New Philadelphia's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Claymont, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.
Coming up, New Philadelphia will welcome Madison Comprehensive at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Quakers 2.8, the Rams 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Claymont, they will head out to take on Fairless at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Falcons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.08 runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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