Masterman hasn't had much luck against Frankford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Masterman will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Frankford Pioneers at 3:15 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Masterman is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Northeast. Masterman never let Northeast get on the board and left with a 19-0 win on Wednesday. The victory continues a trend for Masterman in their matchups with Northeast: they've now won five in a row.
Gabe Larosa and Owen Kingsley were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Larosa pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kingsley pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Larosa a new career-low in walks (zero). At the plate, Larosa scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Kingsley got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Seder, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Philippi, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Masterman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, everything went Frankford's way against Carver High School of Engineering & Science on Wednesday as Frankford made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pioneers.
Robertiel Lopez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Reynaldo De Los Santos, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Masterman suffered a grim 16-5 defeat to Frankford in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Masterman have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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