Upper Darby is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Academy Park a three-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Upper Darby Royals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Academy Park Knights at 3:45 p.m.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Upper Darby's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-0 to Ridley, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Upper Darby saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yerlin Feliz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Academy Park made easy work of Penn Wood on Thursday and carried off a 13-3 victory. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won eight in a row.
Sean Murphy made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Murphy was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Academy Park let Tristan Tomp and Zahmir Latimore run wild. Tomp got on base in all four of his plate appearances with six RBI, one triple, and one double, while Latimore got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Damian Delaney, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Academy Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penn Wood only posted an OBP of .364.
Upper Darby's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Academy Park, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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