The Friends Quakers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Concordia Prep Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Friends is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Friends lost 19-8 to Chapelgate Christian Academy last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Concordia Prep narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Frances Academy 8-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Concordia Prep.
Caleb Couser made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off 11 hits. Couser was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Feltz, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Jonathan Couser was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Friends' loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Concordia Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-1 record this season.
Friends suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Concordia Prep in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Couser, who struck out 16 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that Friends knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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