Episcopal Academy is 2-8 against Malvern Prep since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Episcopal Academy Churchmen will be playing at home against the Malvern Prep Friars at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Episcopal Academy: 3.5, Malvern Prep: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After a string of ten wins, Episcopal Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Perkiomen School. The matchup marked that first time this year in which Episcopal Academy was not able to get on the board.
Episcopal Academy got a good showing from Michael Schaffer, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Episcopal Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Virbitsky, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Malvern Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 victory over Poly Prep Country Day on Sunday.
DJ Peterson looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brady Abate, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Clark, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Episcopal Academy fell to 10-1. As for Malvern Prep, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-1.
Episcopal Academy came up short against Malvern Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Episcopal Academy, Charlie Oschell (who struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits) 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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