Baseball Game Preview: Archbishop Wood Vikings vs. Hatboro-Horsham Hatters

The Archbishop Wood Vikings will head out to challenge the Hatboro-Horsham Hatters at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Hatboro-Horsham took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Archbishop Wood, who comes in off a win.

Archbishop Wood is headed out to face Hatboro-Horsham after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Archbishop Wood blew past Upper Moreland 13-2 on Thursday.

Mason Burlingame looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Jimmy Casey

Runs (Career)

03/20/25 vs Upper Moreland	3
03/21/24 vs Abraham Lincoln	2
04/17/24 @ Father Judge	1
04/15/24 vs St. Joseph's Prep	1
04/11/24 @ Devon Prep	1

On the hitting side, Jimmy Casey was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Chase Cavallaro, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

Archbishop Wood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Upper Moreland only posted an OBP of .348.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Hatboro-Horsham and Central Bucks West, and Central Bucks West kept the tradition alive. Hatboro-Horsham lost 8-1 to Central Bucks West on Wednesday.

Hatboro-Horsham also got a good showing from Shane Mills, who pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.

At the plate, Hatboro-Horsham saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

Archbishop Wood beat Hatboro-Horsham 15-12 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Wood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.