Baseball Recap: Shipley Beats Friends' Central for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Shipley

Previous 5 Games

05/01/25 vs Friends' Central	8-2
04/29/25 @ Academy of the New Church	15-4
04/26/25 vs Central	9-1
04/22/25 vs Abington Friends	12-0
04/21/25 @ Friends Select	20-2

Shipley waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past Friends' Central 8-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Shipley has posted against Friends' Central since May 16, 2018.

Shipley pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Friends' Central, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-3.

Shipley and Friends' Central should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Shipley will challenge Archbishop Carroll at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (107 vs. 300). Meanwhile, Friends' Central (ranked 42nd) will meet Roman Catholic (ranked 473rd) at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.