The Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers are taking a road trip to square off against the Northeast Vikings at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Philadelphia Academy Charter's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Philadelphia Academy Charter came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Frankford, falling 10-0.
Philadelphia Academy Charter saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Comitalo, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northeast). They put the hurt on Science Leadership Academy with a sharp 16-5 win on Thursday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with Science Leadership Academy recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Junelfy Montilla-Contreras made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Montilla-Contreras was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Saunders Del Obre was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He also brought in two RBI, marking his first of the season. Calvin Castro was another key player, scoring four runs while going 3-for-5.
Northeast always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Science Leadership Academy only posted an OBP of .387.
Northeast's record now sits at 2-4. As for Philadelphia Academy Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Philadelphia Academy Charter couldn't quite finish off Northeast when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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