Baseball Preview: Bethany Bronchos vs. Bishop McGuinness Fighting Irish
Bethany is 8-1 against Bishop McGuinness since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bethany Bronchos will look to defend their home field against the Bishop McGuinness Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. Bethany's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Bishop McGuinness' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Bethany unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tuttle. Bethany was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Tuttle's pitchers proved too tough.
Gavin Finley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Bethany saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Pierce, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Bishop McGuinness put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Putnam City North with a sharp 10-2 victory.
The team relied heavily on Mikey Iglinski, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Anderson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bethany's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7-1. As for Bishop McGuinness, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Bethany skirted past Bishop McGuinness 7-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Bethany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop McGuinness turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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