Delbarton had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Malvern Prep Friars and snuck past 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Delbarton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Malvern Prep's part, Jackson Melconian was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Delbarton pushed their record up to 21-2 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Malvern Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 31-3.
Delbarton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Malvern Prep, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Mercersburg Academy at 4:00 p.m. Malvern Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Mercersburg Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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