The Academy of the New Church Lions will challenge the Solebury Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Academy of the New Church will be strutting in after a win while Solebury will be coming in after a loss.
Academy of the New Church will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run back in March, then bounced right back against Community Academy of Philadelphia two weeks ago. The Lions blew past the Bruins 17-6.
Joey Kimenour was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Leavelsly, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Academy of the New Church always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .788. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .583 that Community Academy of Philadelphia posted.
Meanwhile, Solebury didn't have quite enough to beat Community Academy of Philadelphia on Thursday and fell 9-8. The Spartans have struggled against the Bruins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Bryan Bassler was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Laith Baeringer was another key player, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Academy of the New Church now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Solebury, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Academy of the New Church might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Solebury in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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