Friends' Central is 0-6 against Malvern Prep since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. Friends' Central will head out on the road to challenge the Malvern Prep Friars at 4:15 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Friends' Central's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Friends Select as Friends' Central made off with a 10-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Malvern Prep waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Fords 9-1. Malvern Prep might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Tague Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Andrew Pellicciotta was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Kennedy, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The win got Friends' Central back to even at 2-2. As for Malvern Prep, they pushed their record up to 15-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
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