Baseball Preview: Florence Christian Eagles vs. Bishop O'Connell Knights
The Florence Christian Eagles will take on the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Florence Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Florence Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Pee Dee Academy and fell 3-2. Florence Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Florence Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson McGregor, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Washington. Bishop O'Connell's pitchers stepped up to hand Washington a 7-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Bishop O'Connell as they're now sitting on six straight.
Joey Mccormack looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Jack Rampy relieved him and did a solid job, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Jack Woda was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Truman Leckey was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Florence Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Bishop O'Connell, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Florence Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop O'Connell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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