Baseball Recap: Bishop Hartley Takes a Loss

Bishop Hartley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Bishop Watterson, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Hawks fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. The Hawks have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

Malcolm Gillies

Batters Struck Out

04/23/25 @ Bishop Watterson	5
04/14/25 vs St. Francis DeSales	7
04/09/25 vs Fairfield Union	11

Malcolm Gillies was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Bishop Hartley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Moore, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.

Bishop Hartley's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Bishop Watterson, they pushed their record up to 7-1-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.

While Bishop Hartley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.