The Philadelphia High School for Girls GAZELLE will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the South Philadelphia Rams at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Philadelphia High School for Girls is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They fell just short of Samuel Fels by a score of 13-12 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, South Philadelphia posted their closest win since April 8, 2024 on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Parkway West 8-7.
Sadie Pennington made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. Pennington was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, South Philadelphia let Adrian (Carter) Dickerson-Carter and Camila Salinas run wild. Dickerson-Carter went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Salinas went 1-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Zoe Meer was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
South Philadelphia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. The last time their batting average was this high was since the start of last season.
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