Baseball Preview: Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles vs. North RedHawks
Bishop Carroll has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the North RedHawks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Bishop Carroll came up short against Blue Valley West and fell 6-2.
Bishop Carroll saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Tajchman, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 17-2 to Kapaun Mt. Carmel.
Bishop Carroll's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5. As for North, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.
North's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Bishop Carroll has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for North, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7. Will Bishop Carroll keep running through batters, or will North buck the trend?
Everything went Bishop Carroll's way against North in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Bishop Carroll made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Carroll since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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