Academy of the New Church entered their tilt with Hill School with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hill School Rams on Monday and snuck past 16-15. For Academy of the New Church, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 loss Hill School walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2016.
Jamie Madara was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and 12 unearned) runs off four hits. Madara has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Madara was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Olivia Schriver was incredible, going 2-for-5 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Grace Childs was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Academy of the New Church pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hill School, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Academy of the New Church will be playing in front of their home fans against Friends' Central at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Academy of the New Church will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Hill School, they will head out on the road to face off against Hun at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hun's pitching crew has only allowed 0.6 runs per game this season, so Hill School's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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