Friends' Central will head out on the road to square off against the Academy of the New Church Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Friends' Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Malvern Prep on Wednesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Friars. Friends' Central has not had much luck with Malvern Prep recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Academy of the New Church took care of business in their home opener last Tuesday (and then some). They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Germantown Friends.
Friends' Central now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Academy of the New Church, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Everything went Friends' Central's way against Academy of the New Church in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 as Friends' Central made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Friends' Central since the squad 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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