Friends' Central earned a 6-1 win over the Lansdale Catholic Crusaders on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Friends' Central.
Lucas Abreu
| 03/22/26 vs New Castle | 6 |
| 04/18/26 @ Germantown Academy | 4 |
| 04/24/26 vs Shipley | 2 |
| 04/10/26 vs Perkiomen School | 1 |
| 04/07/26 @ Academy of the New Church | 1 |
Lucas Abreu was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Friends' Central is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-7 otherwise. Abreu was also big at the plate, earning one run and two stolen bases. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
In other pitching news, David Manfre looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Caleb Bachman, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Friends' Central's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 3-8 when he doesn't). Gavin Yeager was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
The victory got Friends' Central back to even at 8-8. As for Lansdale Catholic, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Friends' Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lansdale Catholic, they will head out to challenge Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Crusaders will need to watch out since the Friars have now posted at least ten runs in their last three contests.
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