Faith Christian Academy has gone 9-1 against Jenkintown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lions will square off against the Drakes at 3:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Faith Christian Academy has four straight wins, Jenkintown has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Faith Christian Academy beats Jenkintown with eight runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Lions didn't even let Plumstead Christian on the board on Tuesday, marking the Lions' second-straight 8-0 shutout. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Reid Miller
| 04/22/25 vs Plumstead Christian | 9 |
| 04/17/25 @ Phoenixville | 10 |
| 04/09/25 @ Holy Ghost Prep | 7 |
| 03/24/25 vs Greenland | 10 |
| 03/18/25 vs Calvary Christian Academy | 8 |
Faith Christian Academy got a great performance from Reid Miller as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Miller has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Jenkintown fell victim to Dock Mennonite and their airtight pitching crew two weeks ago. They came up short against the Pioneers, falling 16-0.
Faith Christian Academy's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Jenkintown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Jenkintown's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Faith Christian Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Jenkintown, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Faith Christian Academy keep running through batters, or will the Drakes buck the trend?
Everything went Faith Christian Academy's way against Jenkintown when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Faith Christian Academy made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions 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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