Baseball Preview: Bishop Carroll Huskies vs. Clarion Area Bobcats
The Bishop Carroll Huskies will take on the Clarion Area Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Bishop Carroll heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Tuesday. They fell 11-7 to Bishop McCort. Bishop Carroll's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Bishop Carroll saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Gregg, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Gregg has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Zander Sekerak, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Clarion Area put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against DuBois Central Catholic as Clarion Area made off with a 10-1 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Clarion Area as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Dawson Smail was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Noah Harrison was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Bishop Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Clarion Area, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2-1 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bishop Carroll has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Clarion Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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