Bishop Feehan is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Monday. They will venture away from home to challenge the Bishop Stang Spartans at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bishop Feehan 2.8, Bishop Stang 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Bishop Feehan beats Bishop Stang with seven runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Shamrocks never let Bishop Fenwick get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Shamrocks.
Ayden Mello looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brody Bumila, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Shute, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Bishop Feehan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Stang put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Arlington Catholic.
Matt Burt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Burt was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple, one double, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, Harry Tingley Prince was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Nate Moniz also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Bishop Stang pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Feehan, their record now sits at 3-1.
Bishop Feehan might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from Bishop Stang in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Shamrocks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
