Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Mary's Ryken's offense. They fell just short of the Bishop O'Connell Knights by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The matchup marked the first time this season in which St. Mary's Ryken was not able to get on the board.
Sam Canady was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched.
On Bishop O'Connell's side, Drew Markey tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Bishop O'Connell's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Noah Haught, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
St. Mary's Ryken's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Bishop O'Connell, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
St. Mary's Ryken will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Bishop McNamara at 11:00 a.m. St. Mary's Ryken is facing Bishop McNamara at the right time seeing as Bishop McNamara is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Bishop O'Connell, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Stephen's & St. Agnes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop O'Connell's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so St. Stephen's & St. Agnes' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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