First Philadelphia Prep had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Saul Razorbacks by a score of 17-14.
Emmanuel Terrero and Juandy Baez did most of the damage at the plate: Terrero scored five runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his eight plate appearances, while Baez scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in five of his eight plate appearances. Terrero is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaun Kou, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Saul's side, Shane Fleming made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole eight bases while getting on base in four of his eight plate appearances. Nyjay Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
First Philadelphia Prep's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Saul, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
First Philadelphia Prep will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Philadelphia at 3:00 p.m. on April 29th. As for Saul, they will head out on the road to square off against Chester at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chester is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
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