Baseball Preview: Columbus Academy Vikings vs. Bishop Ready Silver Knights
The Columbus Academy Vikings will be playing at home against the Bishop Ready Silver Knights at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Columbus Academy is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Whitehall-Yearling on Friday as Columbus Academy made off with a 24-1 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Columbus Academy with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Ready had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They won by a run and slipped past Worthington Christian 4-3.
Kasen Abbott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bishop Ready's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Vinny Macioce, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Columbus Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Bishop Ready, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Columbus Academy took their victory against Bishop Ready when the teams last played back in March of 2016 by a conclusive 16-0. Does Columbus Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Ready turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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