Baseball Game Preview: Archbishop Hoban Knights vs. St. Ignatius Wildcats

Archbishop Hoban is 1-6 against St. Ignatius since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Knights will face off against the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Archbishop Hoban 3.8, St. Ignatius 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Archbishop Hoban turned things around against Benedictine on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Bengals.

Meanwhile, St. Ignatius waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Eagles. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by just one run.

Sam LoParo looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

On the hitting side, Jackson Boyer and Jackson Anthony did most of the damage at the plate: Boyer went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Anthony got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brett Krugman, who went 3-for-4 with one run.

St. Ignatius was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

St. Ignatius pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop Hoban, their record is now 6-3.

Archbishop Hoban might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from St. Ignatius in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.