The Academy of the New Church Lions will challenge the Friends Select Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Friday, Academy of the New Church came up short against Abington Friends and fell 10-6. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Friends Select sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Westtown on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Conor Humowiecki made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
Humowiecki wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Semel, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Another was Dante DiCicco, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Academy of the New Church now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Friends Select, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
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