Bishop O'Connell put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans a 12-0 shutout. Considering Bishop O'Connell has won five contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Abby Bond was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Bond was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Annie Van Dyck looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Ari Clark, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played. Sofia Anderson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Bishop O'Connell's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Bishop O'Connell didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 20-0 victory vs. Bishop McNamara on the 25th. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pallotti at 4:00 p.m. on April 2nd.
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