Abington Friends couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 26-6 walloping at the hands of the Academy of the New Church Lions on Thursday. The loss means Abington Friends is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
For Academy of the New Church's part, Maggie Dooley was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. Dooley has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Teagan Henderson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Academy of the New Church, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Coincidentally, Abington Friends and Academy of the New Church will both be playing Friends' Central the next time they take the field. Abington Friends will head out to face Friends' Central at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, while Academy of the New Church will host them at 4:00 p.m. on May 3rd.
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