After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Abraham Lincoln, West Philadelphia was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Prep Charter Huskies with a sharp 17-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Speedboys, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Dariel Estrella and Jarel Dickerson-Fisher did most of the damage at the plate: Estrella got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four runs, while Dickerson-Fisher got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs. West Philadelphia is undefeated when Dickerson-Fisher posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Zion Shelby, who went 3-for-5 with two runs.
Speedboys
| 04/25/25 @ Prep Charter | 59.3% |
| 04/14/25 @ Abraham Lincoln | 14.3% |
| 04/10/25 vs Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech | 53.3% |
| 04/04/25 vs Franklin Learning Center | 44% |
| 03/27/25 @ Constitution | 55.2% |
| + 9 more games |
West Philadelphia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .593. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
West Philadelphia has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs over those games. As for Prep Charter, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
West Philadelphia didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-4 loss against Bodine on the 28th. As for Prep Charter, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 17-16 defeat against Constitution on the 30th.
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