Baseball Game Preview: O'Dea Fighting Irish vs. Garfield Bulldogs

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Previous Games

03/22/24 - Home	10-0 W
04/18/23 - Away	6-2 W
04/05/23 - Away	6-1 W
04/13/22 - Home	5-0 W
06/11/21 - Home	6-4 W
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O'Dea has gone 9-1 against Garfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Fighting Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Neither O'Dea nor Garfield posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

O'Dea fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Eastside Catholic on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 2-1.

Meanwhile, Garfield fell victim to Franklin and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Quakers by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since March 29, 2024.

O'Dea's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Garfield, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-9.

O'Dea took their win against Garfield when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Fighting Irish repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.