Perkiomen School has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against Friends' Central at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Perkiomen School's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Friends' Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Perkiomen School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Malvern Prep, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Perkiomen School was ranked first). Perkiomen School took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Malvern Prep on Saturday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Perkiomen School has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Friends' Central had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lancers as they made off with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Friends' Central, who have now won seven games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Perkiomen School's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2. As for Friends' Central, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4.
Perkiomen School came out on top in a nail-biter against Friends' Central in their previous matchup on April 13th, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perkiomen School since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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