Abington Friends has won five straight games at home, while Academy of the New Church has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. Abington Friends will host Academy of the New Church at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Abington Friends' favor is that they have posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season.
Abington Friends fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Germantown Friends on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Germantown Friends by a score of 11-10. The contest marked Abington Friends' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Lorelai Stirling put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over 8.1 innings while giving up seven earned (and three unearned) runs off 11 hits. Stirling was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Gabriela Puntel made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That double was her first of the season. Fia Capone was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Academy of the New Church and Friends' Central meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Lions came up short against Friends' Central, falling 15-4. The Lions' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Abington Friends' loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-2. As for Academy of the New Church, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-2.
Abington Friends might still be hurting after the 26-6 loss they got from Academy of the New Church in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Abington Friends avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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