Baseball Game Preview: Bishop Carroll on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 2:31am

Baseball Preview: Bishop Carroll Huskies vs. Richland Rams

Bishop Carroll is 0-9 against Richland since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bishop Carroll Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Richland Rams at 4:30 p.m.

Bishop Carroll will face Richland after dropping another heartbreaker against Bedford on Monday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Bishop Carroll fell just short of Bedford by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that Bishop Carroll has lost by exactly two runs.

Luke Repko was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Richland beat Huntingdon 6-2 on Tuesday.

Ethan Janidlo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Janidlo has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Janidlo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

In other pitching news, Evan Ivock tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Raho, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mason Oliver, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.

Bishop Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Richland, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-7.

Bishop Carroll couldn't quite finish off Richland in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. Will Bishop Carroll have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.

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