Baseball Preview: Episcopal Academy Churchmen vs. Lower Merion Aces
The Episcopal Academy Churchmen will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lower Merion Aces at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Episcopal Academy: 3.5, Lower Merion: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Episcopal Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Haverford School on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Fords by a score of 2-0. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Episcopal Academy in their matchups with Haverford School: they've now lost four in a row.
Episcopal Academy got a good showing from Logan Correll, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Correll has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Lower Merion fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Penncrest on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that Lower Merion let down their fans at home.
Episcopal Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Lower Merion, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5.
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