Baseball Game Preview: Bishop O'Connell Knights vs. Georgetown Bulldogs

The Bishop O'Connell Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Georgetown Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bishop O'Connell has eight straight victories, Georgetown has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Bishop O'Connell picked up another tournament win on Thursday. They blew past St. James 10-2. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Noah Haught made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one RBI. He has been hot, having posted three or more hits the last five times he's played.

Truman Leckey

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/24/25 @ St. James	4
04/22/25 @ Waccamaw	3
04/17/25 @ The Heights	3
03/13/25 vs Archbishop Carroll	3
04/10/25 @ Paul VI	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Truman Leckey, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Will Headley was another key player, earning three runs and one stolen base.

Archbishop Molloy hit Georgetown with a 11-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bulldogs lost 14-3 to the Stanners.

Bishop O'Connell pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Georgetown, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.

Bishop O'Connell came out on top in a nail-biter against Georgetown when the teams last played back in April of 2022, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.