The Friends Select Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Academy of the New Church Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Friends Select will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Friends Select proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by six) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Westtown.
Conor Humowiecki
| 04/25/25 @ Westtown | 8 |
| 04/17/25 vs Germantown Friends | 12 |
| 03/19/25 vs Mesivta | 9 |
Conor Humowiecki was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run was his first of the season.
Humowiecki wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Semel, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Dante DiCicco was another, going 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Academy of the New Church came up short against Abington Friends on Friday and fell 10-6. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Academy of the New Church now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Friends Select, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
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