Bishop Manogue is 1-9 against Spanish Springs since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bishop Manogue Miners will head out on the road to face off against the Spanish Springs Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop Manogue is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against McQueen as Bishop Manogue made off with a 9-2 win. Nine seems to be a good number for Bishop Manogue as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kaylee Sanchez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Sanchez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Bishop Manogue let Trella Springman and Averie Stephan loose on the outfield. Springman got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Stephan went 1-for-2 with a home run and five RBI. Sis King was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Spanish Springs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Mustangs.
Lily Delamora spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on ten hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, McKenna Timmons was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Layni Noonkester, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Bishop Manogue's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-9. As for Spanish Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season.
Thursday's game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Bishop Manogue has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .445. However, it's not like Spanish Springs struggles in that department as they've averaged .449. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Bishop Manogue might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Spanish Springs when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spanish Springs' Hannah Fitzpatrick, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Bishop Manogue knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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