Baseball Preview: St. Mary's Ryken Knights vs. Bishop McNamara Mustangs
The St. Mary's Ryken Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop McNamara Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's Ryken is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
St. Mary's Ryken stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Archbishop Carroll as St. Mary's Ryken made off with a 12-2 win. The victory was just what St. Mary's Ryken needed coming off of a 13-4 loss in their prior game.
St. Mary's Ryken got a great performance from Colby Brown as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jason Gregory, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cole Kingsbury, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bishop McNamara waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Cardinals 8-7. Eight seems to be a good number for Bishop McNamara as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
St. Mary's Ryken pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Bishop McNamara, their record now sits at 3-4.
St. Mary's Ryken came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop McNamara in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Will St. Mary's Ryken repeat their success, or does Bishop McNamara have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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