Malvern Prep is 8-2 against Episcopal Academy since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Malvern Prep Friars are on the road again to play the Episcopal Academy Churchmen at 4:00 p.m. Malvern Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Last Sunday, Malvern Prep had just enough and edged Poly Prep Country Day out 10-9.
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.
At the plate, 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.
Meanwhile, 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 rough 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 also got a good showing from Michael Schaffer, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, 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.
Malvern Prep's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Episcopal Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-1.
Malvern Prep beat Episcopal Academy 6-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Malvern Prep since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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