Philadelphia Academy Charter is 0-4 against Central since April of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Chargers will venture away from home to face off against the Lancers at 3:15 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Philadelphia Academy Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Masterman a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Chargers have won six matches by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Philadelphia Academy Charter saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tahj Wilson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Philadelphia Academy Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Central was able to grind out a solid win over Carver High School of Engineering & Science on Monday, taking the game 4-1.
Central pushed their record up to 15-8 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Philadelphia Academy Charter, their record is now 8-4.
Philadelphia Academy Charter suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Central in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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