Baseball Game Preview: Bishop Hartley Hawks vs. Canal Winchester Indians

The Bishop Hartley Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Canal Winchester Indians at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Bishop Hartley nor Canal Winchester posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Bishop Hartley faced off against Big Walnut on Friday. The Hawks fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Hawks' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Carson Moore was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Canal Winchester's offense. They fell just short of Bloom-Carroll by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost six in a row.

Bishop Hartley's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Canal Winchester, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.

Bishop Hartley came up short against Canal Winchester in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 7-2. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.