Abington Friends came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 10-7 win over the Academy of the New Church Lions. Ten seems to be a good number for Abington Friends as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sam Calandra-Jayne made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
In other pitching news, Emmett Kubersky looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Jarius Ford
| 05/20/25 vs Academy of the New Church | 5 |
| 05/12/25 vs George School | 3 |
| 04/25/25 vs Academy of the New Church | 3 |
| 04/28/25 vs Science Leadership Academy | 2 |
| 04/16/25 @ Solebury | 2 |
Back at the plate, Jarius Ford was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson McWilliams, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Abington Friends pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Academy of the New Church, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
As of now, neither Abington Friends nor Academy of the New Church have any future games scheduled.
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