Baseball Recap: Archbishop McNicholas Takes a Loss

Rockets

Previous 5 Games

05/24/25 vs Oak Hills	8-9
05/21/25 vs Northwest	20-1
05/17/25 @ Anderson	4-0
05/17/25 @ Anderson	4-0
05/15/25 @ Princeton	1-9

Oak Hills hit Archbishop McNicholas with a six-run fifth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rockets fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 9-8. The Rockets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Archbishop McNicholas got a good showing from Peyton Doty, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Doty has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Archbishop McNicholas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Colyer, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Archbishop McNicholas' loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Oak Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.

Archbishop McNicholas and Oak Hills are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Rockets will face off against Monroe at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Archbishop McNicholas 3.5, the Hornets 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Oak Hills, they will be playing at home against Milford at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.