Baseball Game Preview: Bishop Stang Spartans vs. Bishop Fenwick Crusaders

The Bishop Stang Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Bishop Fenwick Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Stang is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

If Bishop Stang beats Bishop Fenwick with eight runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Spartans walked away with an 8-4 win over Archbishop Williams on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.

Matt Burt

Batters Struck Out

05/12/25 vs Archbishop Williams	6
05/05/25 @ Bishop Feehan	4
04/09/25 @ St. Mary's	3
04/04/25 @ Arlington Catholic	8

Matt Burt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.

In other pitching news, Devin Lord looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Tommy Guenette was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Harry Tingley Prince, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Bishop Stang was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Fenwick). They blew past Cardinal Spellman 12-2 on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Crusaders needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.

Bishop Stang's record now sits at 14-3. As for Bishop Fenwick, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-12.

Bishop Stang skirted past Bishop Fenwick 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.