The Bishop Hendricken Hawks will head out on the road to take on the La Salle Academy Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Bishop Hendricken's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so La Salle Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Bishop Hendricken is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Kingstown, who was ranked seventh at the time (Bishop Hendricken was ranked first). The Hawks were the clear victors by a 12-3 margin over the Skippers on Saturday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when La Salle Academy and Bishop Hendricken meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Rams narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Hawks 5-3.
La Salle Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Hendricken, their victory bumped their record up to 21-6.
Bishop Hendricken couldn't quite finish off La Salle Academy in their previous matchup on Friday and fell 5-3. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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