Bishop Ready is 0-5 against Whetstone since April of 2017 but things could change on Saturday. The Silver Knights will challenge the Braves at 1:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bishop Ready is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Whitehall-Yearling on Thursday as they made off with a 30-4 win. With that victory, the Silver Knights brought their scoring average up to 8.9 runs per game.
Deagan Fought
Deagan Fought and Alex Hickey made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Fought tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hickey struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Bishop Ready is 2-1 when Fought allows two or fewer hits, but 1-3 otherwise. At bat, Fought scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Hickey scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Fought has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Bishop Ready got a massive performance out of Lincoln Miller, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. That's the most stolen bases Miller has posted since back in April of 2024. Miles Clifton was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Bishop Ready always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .678. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Whetstone put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Linden-McKinley a 15-0 shutout. Give the Braves' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Whetstone's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Ready, their record is now 3-4.
Bishop Ready came up short against Whetstone in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Can the Silver Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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