After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Delaware County Christian, Collegium Charter was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 23-8 margin over the Valley Forge Military Academy Trojans. With that win, Collegium Charter brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Braydon Milito was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Milito was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Harrison Mendenhall was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Evan Schnitzius was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
On Valley Forge Military Academy's side, Noah Plotkowski was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jonah Plotkowski, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Collegium Charter's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8. As for Valley Forge Military Academy, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Collegium Charter will be playing in front of their home fans against Dock Mennonite at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Collegium Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Valley Forge Military Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against MAST Community Charter at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
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