Baseball Preview: St. Mary's Ryken Knights vs. Bishop O'Connell Knights
The St. Mary's Ryken Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's Ryken has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Bishop O'Connell will come in with three straight victories.
St. Mary's Ryken will head out to face Bishop O'Connell after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. St. Mary's Ryken fell 10-5 to Gonzaga.
Jason Gregory made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Archbishop Carroll.
Noah Haught was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Steve Mcneill, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
St. Mary's Ryken's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-8. As for Bishop O'Connell, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Mary's Ryken has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Bishop O'Connell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
St. Mary's Ryken came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop O'Connell in their previous meeting on Wednesday, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary's Ryken since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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