Jersey Assassins Gold 18U Cling To Victory As Phillies Urban Youth Academy 18U Nearly Erase 8-Run Deficit

By GameChanger Media

Despite seeing their 8-run lead whittled down by the end, Jersey Assassins Gold 18U still held off for a 10-8 victory on Saturday. Phillies Urban Youth Academy 18U closed the gap by scoring on a single, a ground out, a single, a single, an error, and an error.

Phillies Urban Youth Academy 18U opened the scoring in the top of the second thanks to two singles. Phillies Urban Youth Academy 18U first got on the board when #8 singled, scoring one run.

Jersey Assassins Gold 18U flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the second, scoring 10 runs on 11 hits to take a 10-2 lead. The biggest blow in the inning was a single by Rae Portadin 2025 that drove in two.

Portadin 2025 earned the win for Jersey Assassins Gold 18U. The starting pitcher allowed 11 hits and seven runs (six earned) over four and one-third innings, striking out two and walking one. Isabella Baron stepped in the circle first for Phillies Urban Youth Academy 18U. The starting pitcher allowed 11 hits and 10 runs (nine earned) over two innings, striking out two and walking none. Braylie LaFisca (Chestnut Hill) appeared in relief for Jersey Assassins Gold 18U.

Jersey Assassins Gold 18U amassed 12 hits in the game. Sofia Belardino 2024, Jersey Assassins Gold 18U’s number eight hitter, led the team with two hits in two at-bats. Portadin 2025, Lorelai Pourghassem 2026, and Vic Marconi 2025 each drove in two runs for Jersey Assassins Gold 18U.

Phillies Urban Youth Academy 18U amassed 11 hits in the game. #8, the number nine hitter for Phillies Urban Youth Academy 18U, led the way with two runs batted in. They went 2-for-2 on the day. Ava Rudolph, Maddie Gonzalez, and #8 each collected two hits for Phillies Urban Youth Academy 18U.

Jersey Assassins Gold 18U will travel to Bulldawgs 16 / 18U for their next game on Saturday.

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