Baseball Game Preview: St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans vs. Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish

The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans will challenge the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph-Ogden is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 25 games.

If St. Joseph-Ogden beats Bishop McNamara with 11 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Everything went the Spartans' way against Mattoon on Thursday as they made off with an 11-2 win. Considering the Spartans have won 18 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, Bishop McNamara's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 15-12 to Marian Catholic. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (ten), the Fightin' Irish still had to take the loss.

Taylor Fuerst was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Braylon Ricketts was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base.

St. Joseph-Ogden's victory was their 14th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 31-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Bishop McNamara, their loss dropped their record down to 22-7.