Baseball Game Preview: Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons vs. Bishop Ireton Cardinals

By Team Reports Mar 22, 2024, 4:29am

Preview: Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons vs. Bishop Ireton Cardinals

The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bishop Ireton Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

On Thursday, Our Lady of Good Counsel came up short against St. John's and fell 10-6. Our Lady of Good Counsel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Bishop Ireton waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. The result was nothing new for Bishop Ireton, who have now won three games by 11 runs or more so far this season.

Kolby Curry made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Curry was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Caroline Dick was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Sarah Finamore was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Our Lady of Good Counsel's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Bishop Ireton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.

Everything went Our Lady of Good Counsel's way against Bishop Ireton when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Our Lady of Good Counsel made off with a 10-0 win. Does Our Lady of Good Counsel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Ireton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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