Baseball Preview: Bishop Lynch Friars vs. Pottsboro Cardinals
The Bishop Lynch Friars will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Pottsboro Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Bishop Lynch will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Bishop Lynch gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Nolan Catholic by a score of 4-1.
Meanwhile, Pottsboro never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Leonard 11-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pottsboro.
Barrett Dudley was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dudley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hayden Schnitker and Cayden Humphreys did most of the damage at the plate: Schnitker went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Humphreys scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Matthew McCullough was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Bishop Lynch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5-1 record this season. As for Pottsboro, their win bumped their record up to 12-14.
Bishop Lynch was able to grind out a solid victory over Pottsboro in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 5-2. Will Bishop Lynch repeat their success, or does Pottsboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
