The Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish will face off against the Rockridge Rockets at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Bishop McNamara will be strutting in after a victory while Rockridge will be coming in after a loss.
Rockridge will be up against a hot Bishop McNamara team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Bishop McNamara came out on top against Reed-Custer by a score of 12-7 on Tuesday.
Dom Panozzo and Jacob Lotz were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Panozzo struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Meanwhile, Lotz tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Panozzo went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Lotz scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Lotz a new career-high.
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In other batting news, Bishop McNamara got a massive performance out of Taylor Fuerst, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Those three hits gave Fuerst a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Ricketts, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rockridge came up short against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central on Friday and fell 5-1. The match marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Bishop McNamara pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Rockridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
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