Baseball Recap: Bishop Garrigan Continues Home Dominance on Wednesday

There's no place like home for Bishop Garrigan, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals 9-7. This was a revenge game for the Golden Bears: when they faced off against the Cardinals back in June, they had to take a 4-2 defeat.

Golden Bears

Previous 5 Games (Home)

07/02/25 vs Garner-Hayfield/Ventura	9-7
06/30/25 vs North Iowa	9-1
06/27/25 vs Forest City	7-4
06/20/25 vs Lake Mills	3-2
06/12/25 vs Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS	5-2

Bishop Garrigan pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Garner-Hayfield/Ventura, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-9.

Bishop Garrigan didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 11-1 victory against West Hancock on the 2nd. As for Garner-Hayfield/Ventura, they have also already played their next contest, an 18-2 win against Rockford on the 2nd.