The Tacony Academy Charter Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Samuel Fels Panthers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Tacony Academy Charter: 3.9, Samuel Fels: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Tacony Academy Charter had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Swenson Arts & Tech.
Tacony Academy Charter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Hanratty, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Samuel Fels put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on String Theory with a sharp 9-2 win. Samuel Fels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Allen Fernandez-Reynoso, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. Christopher Pena-Gutierrez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Tacony Academy Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Samuel Fels, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Samuel Fels' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Tacony Academy Charter has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .500. It's a different story for Samuel Fels, though, as they've only averaged .363. Will they be able to contain Tacony Academy Charter's hitters?
Everything went Tacony Academy Charter's way against Samuel Fels in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 as Tacony Academy Charter made off with an 18-6 win. Will Tacony Academy Charter repeat their success, or does Samuel Fels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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