For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Friends' Central and Academy of the New Church meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. Friends' Central lost 11-0 to Academy of the New Church. The contest marked the first time this season in which Friends' Central was not able to get on the board.
Friends' Central's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-3. As for Academy of the New Church, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Friends' Central will venture away from home to square off against Hill School at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Friends' Central's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Academy of the New Church, they will square off against Lower Moreland at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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