Baseball Preview: Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles vs. Archbishop Wood Vikings
Conwell-Egan Catholic is 0-8 against Archbishop Wood since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Archbishop Wood Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Conwell-Egan Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lansdale Catholic a 1-0 shutout.
Not much got past Kyle Tuthill, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Lansdale Catholic off the board. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Conwell-Egan Catholic's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Julian Grotz, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Wood unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Roman Catholic by a score of 4-2.
Richie Bayachek was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Logan Madison was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Conwell-Egan Catholic pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Archbishop Wood, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Conwell-Egan Catholic's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's contest. Conwell-Egan Catholic has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Archbishop Wood, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Conwell-Egan Catholic continue to outrun the ball? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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