Baseball Recap: Great Valley Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Patriots

Previous Games

04/15/25 vs Bishop Shanahan	11-10
04/14/25 vs Downingtown West	3-2
04/09/25 @ Oxford	14-8
04/08/25 vs Bayard Rustin	15-5
04/03/25 vs Coatesville	10-9
+ 3 more games

Great Valley entered their tilt with Bishop Shanahan on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 11-10 W against the Eagles. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by just one run.

Cooper Callahan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

In other pitching news, Gus Warlick looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Those earned runs were his first of the season.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Brady Hounsell, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Joey Newell was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Great Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .614. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop Shanahan only posted an OBP of .459.

Great Valley's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Bishop Shanahan, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.

Great Valley and Bishop Shanahan should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Patriots will take on Henderson at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (37 vs. 196). Meanwhile, Bishop Shanahan (ranked 85th) will meet Oxford (ranked 390th) at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.