Baseball Preview: Episcopal Academy Churchmen vs. Germantown Academy Patriots
Episcopal Academy is 7-1 against Germantown Academy since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Episcopal Academy Churchmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Germantown Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Thursday, Episcopal Academy had just enough and edged Friends' Central out 2-1. That's two games straight that Episcopal Academy has won by just one run.
Episcopal Academy got a great performance from Reggie King as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Episcopal Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Beaulieu, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Germantown Academy's offense. They fell just short of Malvern Prep by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
Episcopal Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Germantown Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Episcopal Academy skirted past Germantown Academy 3-2 when the teams last played back in April. Will Episcopal Academy repeat their success, or does Germantown Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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