Baseball Game Recap: Bishop O'Connell Knights vs. Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2024, 2:57pm

Baseball Recap: Bishop O'Connell Knights vs. Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons

Bishop O'Connell lost against Our Lady of Good Counsel back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Bishop O'Connell Knights took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons. Bishop O'Connell has not had much luck with Our Lady of Good Counsel recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Bishop O'Connell got a good showing from Hudson House, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, Bishop O'Connell saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Powell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

On Our Lady of Good Counsel's side, they got a great performance from Ethan Bell as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. Bell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Bishop O'Connell's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Our Lady of Good Counsel, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-6.

Bishop O'Connell will head out on the road to square off against Potomac School at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Potomac School is on a three-game streak of home wins, Bishop O'Connell a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Our Lady of Good Counsel, they will head out on the road to challenge The Heights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (The Heights: 4.1, Our Lady of Good Counsel: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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