Baseball Preview: Archbishop McNicholas Rockets vs. Blanchester Wildcats
The Archbishop McNicholas Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Blanchester Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Archbishop McNicholas sitting on three straight wins and Blanchester on nine.
On Saturday, Archbishop McNicholas beat Miami Valley Christian Academy 7-4. That's two games straight that Archbishop McNicholas has won by exactly three runs.
Tatem Donels was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.2 innings pitched. Donels was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Lucas Jelinek looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Donels wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Doty, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Blanchester gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Goshen 22-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Blanchester considering their one-run performance the game before.
Like Archbishop McNicholas, Blanchester also got a great game from a two-way player: Drey Dees. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Dees has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dees was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Bryce Sipple was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sammy Roush, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Archbishop McNicholas' win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-15. As for Blanchester, they pushed their record up to 20-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Archbishop McNicholas has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Blanchester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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