Abington Friends will face off against the Academy Park Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Abington Friends has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Abington Friends didn't have quite enough to beat Academy of the New Church and fell 4-3.
Meanwhile, Academy Park had to endure a nine-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Penn Wood a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Knights' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Sean Murphy made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, earning one RBI and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Academy Park's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-8 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Damian Delaney and Chase Clark did most of the damage at the plate: Delaney got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI, while Clark got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Delaney has brought in this season.
Academy Park's win bumped their record up to 2-9. As for Abington Friends, they dropped their record down to 5-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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