The Bishop McNamara Mustangs will take on the Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Bishop McNamara put up the most runs they have all season on Thursday. They never let Southern Maryland Christian Academy get on the board and left with a 21-0 win. With that victory, Bishop McNamara brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Isabella Webb
| 04/24/25 vs Southern Maryland Christian Academy | 7 |
| 04/15/25 vs Woodson | 5 |
| 04/03/25 vs Smith Jewish Day School | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Bishop Ireton | 1 |
Isabella Webb made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Christina Brown, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jaslyne Ivey, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Bishop McNamara was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Our Lady of Good Counsel is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Fairfax HomeSchool. The Falcons skirted past the Hawks 15-13. The win was familiar territory for the Falcons, who have now won three matches in a row.
Giselle Reyes was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Mackrell, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
Our Lady of Good Counsel's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Bishop McNamara, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-7.
Bishop McNamara suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Our Lady of Good Counsel when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
