It was a good run, but Philadelphia Academy Charter unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Masterman by a score of 6-5. The loss continues a trend for Philadelphia Academy Charter in their matchups with Masterman: they've now lost three in a row.
Philadelphia Academy Charter saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Flinn, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a double. Flinn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Masterman's side, Gabe LaRosa made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. LaRosa was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Philadelphia Academy Charter's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2. As for Masterman, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Philadelphia Academy Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Masterman, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Samuel Fels at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Samuel Fels knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past seven matchups -- so hopefully Masterman likes a good challenge.
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