Baseball Recap: Bishop Mcnamara Picks Up Tenth Consecutive Win

By Team Reports May 12, 2025, 9:07pm

Baseball Recap: Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish vs. Harvest Christian Academy Lions

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Previous Games

05/12/25 @ Harvest Christian Academy14-9
05/10/25 vs Newman Central Catholic18-2
05/09/25 @ Kankakee13-0
05/08/25 vs Bradley-Bourbonnais6-3
05/06/25 @ St. Edward12-0
+ 5 more games

Bishop McNamara had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They walked away with a 14-9 victory over the Harvest Christian Academy Lions.

Bishop McNamara got a massive performance out of Taylor Fuerst, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most hits Fuerst has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Callahan O'Connor, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles.

Bishop McNamara pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for Harvest Christian Academy, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-10.

Looking ahead, Bishop McNamara will be playing at home against Chicago Hope Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chicago Hope Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Bishop McNamara's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Harvest Christian Academy, they are taking a road trip to challenge Christian Liberty at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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