The Academy of the New Church Lions will head out on the road to face off against Nazareth Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Academy of the New Church is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
Academy of the New Church will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-point they dealt Friends Select on Tuesday. Academy of the New Church put the hurt on Friends Select with a sharp 14-3 victory. The result was nothing new for Academy of the New Church, who have now won four contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Jamie Madara made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Madara has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Madara was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and a stolen base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Academy of the New Church got a massive performance out of Maggie Dooley, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Olivia Schriver, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Nazareth Academy came tearing into back in March's game with three straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers and snuck past 4-3.
Academy of the New Church pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Nazareth Academy, their record now sits at 3-0.
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