It was a good run, but Academy of the New Church unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 4-1 to Friends' Central. Academy of the New Church was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Friends' Central's pitcher proved too tough.
Jamie Madara put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Madara has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Madara was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Academy of the New Church didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Academy of the New Church's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
As of now, neither they nor Friends' Central have any future games scheduled.
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