Baseball Preview: Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas vs. Chichester Eagles
The Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic Friars/Pandas will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Chichester Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Lansdale Catholic.
Johnny Ortegae tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Irv Fisher was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Friel, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Chichester aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Tuesday extended their overall winning streak to five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Interboro 5-3.
Chichester's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Goschler, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Josh Claycomb was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Chichester, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Chichester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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