Baseball Preview: Bishop DuBourg Cavaliers vs. Bayless Bronchos
Bishop DuBourg is 9-1 against Bayless since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Bishop DuBourg Cavaliers will head out on the road to square off against the Bayless Bronchos at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Bishop DuBourg finally turned things around against Grandview on Thursday. Bishop DuBourg came out on top against Grandview by a score of 6-2.
Meanwhile, Bayless waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 13-3 win. Bayless might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Steven Schwartze and Henry Craig were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Schwartze struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Craig tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Schwartze scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Craig scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Andrew Bolden was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nuhzatullah Mangal, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Bishop DuBourg's record now sits at 6-9. As for Bayless, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Bishop DuBourg skirted past Bayless 5-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Bishop DuBourg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bayless turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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