Baseball Recap: Bishop Watterson Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Bishop Watterson barely beat Unioto the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles blew past the Shermans 13-3 on Saturday. Considering the Eagles have won four matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Bishop Watterson got several good pitching performances, but Blaise Strausbaugh was perhaps the best, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Strausbaugh has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Chance Strausbaugh was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Noah Lawler was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one double.

Bishop Watterson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Unioto only posted a batting average of .143.

Eagles

Previous 4 Games

04/26/25 @ Unioto	13-3
04/23/25 vs Bishop Hartley	3-1
04/16/25 @ St. Charles	5-2
04/14/25 vs St. Charles	6-4

The win (which was Bishop Watterson's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Unioto, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-6.

Bishop Watterson and Unioto should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Eagles will square off against St. Francis DeSales at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (30 vs. 98). Meanwhile, Unioto (ranked 171st) will meet Piketon (ranked 550th) at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.