Hurricanes
| 03/19/26 vs Sunlake | 5-6 |
| 03/18/26 vs River Ridge | 5-4 |
| 03/17/26 @ Nature Coast Tech | 7-1 |
| 03/17/26 vs Seabreeze | 14-10 |
| 03/13/26 @ Calvary Christian | 0-3 |
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic dropped down to 8-7 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Sunlake Seahawks by a score of 6-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hurricanes of the 9-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2022.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic got a good showing from Owen Anderson, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Bell, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Steele Thalleen was another, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
As for Sunlake, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-8. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games.
On Sunlake's side, Caleb Taylor looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave Taylor a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Jake Santana was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Sunlake is 2-1 when Santana posts two or more runs, but 5-7 otherwise. Gavin Mlinar also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Coming up, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic will challenge Cypress Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sunlake, they will take on Land O' Lakes in a tournament on Friday. The Gators' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Seahawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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