Haverford School has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Malvern Prep Friars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Haverford School will head into Saturday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They lost 18-8 to Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic.
Meanwhile, Malvern Prep waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. They blew past the Firebirds 8-2. The result was nothing new for Malvern Prep, who have now won 16 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jack Ploszay looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Tague Davis was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Andrew Pellicciotta was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Haverford School has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6-1 record this season. As for Malvern Prep, they pushed their record up to 24-1 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Haverford School suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Malvern Prep in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davis, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Haverford School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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