After only one run in their last contest, Academy of the New Church made sure to put some runs up on the board against Hill School on Thursday. The Academy of the New Church Lions had just enough and edged the Hill School Rams out 11-10. That's more bragging rights for Academy of the New Church, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jamie Madara made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and seven unearned) runs off five hits. Madara has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Madara was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, London Lynch was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Olivia Schriver was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Academy of the New Church is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Hill School, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Academy of the New Church will be playing in front of their home fans against Germantown Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Hill School does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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