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| 04/12/24 - Home | 3-5 L |
| 05/12/23 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 05/02/23 - Away | 21-0 W |
| 04/29/22 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 04/05/22 - Away | 18-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Shipley has gone 8-2 against Academy of the New Church recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Shipley will face off against Academy of the New Church at 4:00 p.m. Shipley is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Shipley's offense. They lost 10-0 to Friends' Central on Tuesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Shipley hasn't been shut out since back in March.
Academy of the New Church hadn't beaten Friends Select on the road since May 14, 2018 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Lions put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 16-5 victory. Considering the Lions have won five games by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Maddie Conlon made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Conlon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Academy of the New Church got a massive performance out of Olivia Schriver, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Schriver is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. London Lynch was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Academy of the New Church was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Academy of the New Church pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.2 runs over those games. As for Shipley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Shipley couldn't quite finish off Academy of the New Church when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can Shipley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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