After both having extra time off, the George Washington Eagles and the Tacony Academy Charter Lions will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. George Washington has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
George Washington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on April 1st, they were much more limited against Boys' Latin Charter last Wednesday. They lost 13-1 to Boys' Latin Charter.
Meanwhile, Tacony Academy Charter waltzed into their match last Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over the Huskies. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Tacony Academy Charter got a massive performance out of Eli Crespo, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with seven stolen bases, four runs, and one double. Those four hits gave Crespo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Urbach, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with seven stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Tacony Academy Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
George Washington's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-4. As for Tacony Academy Charter, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
George Washington suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Tacony Academy Charter in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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