Nueva Esperanza are taking a road trip to square off against the Prep Charter Huskies at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Nueva Esperanza knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Prep Charter likes a good challenge.
Nueva Esperanza had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Masterman on Tuesday. Nueva Esperanza blew past Masterman 14-8. Nueva Esperanza hasn't had any issues with Masterman recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Gyliani Ortiz
| 04/14/26 vs Masterman | 3 |
| 04/07/26 @ Northeast | 1 |
| 03/26/26 @ Girard Academic Music Program | 1 |
| 03/24/26 vs Carver High School of Engineering & Science | 9 |
| 03/19/26 @ Constitution | 1 |
| 03/13/26 @ Philadelphia Performing Arts | 2 |
Nueva Esperanza let Yedelis Benitez and Gyliani Ortiz run wild. Benitez went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI, while Ortiz fired off two home runs, three stolen bases, and four runs while going 3-for-3. Ortiz is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alesyn Lopez, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Nueva Esperanza was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Prep Charter came up short against Carver High School of Engineering & Science on Tuesday and fell 9-4. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nueva Esperanza's record is now 5-1. As for Prep Charter, they now have a losing record of 2-3-1.
Nueva Esperanza suffered a grim 31-17 defeat to Prep Charter when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can Nueva Esperanza avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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