For the first time this season, West Philadelphia will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Philadelphia has three straight wins, Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Philadelphia made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Science Leadership Academy at Beeber, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Speedboys never let the Rockets get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Speedboys have won four games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech lost 18-3 to Abington Friends last Wednesday.
West Philadelphia's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
West Philadelphia beat Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech 9-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Speedboys have another victory up their sleeve, or will Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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