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| 05/01/24 - Away | 32-1 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/05/22 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 06/02/21 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/03/19 - Home | 12-3 W |
| + 4 more games |
Bishop Blanchet is a perfect 9-0 against Nathan Hale since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bears will take on the Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, Bishop Blanchet didn't have quite enough to beat Garfield and fell 16-15. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Nathan Hale scored the most runs they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Holy Names Academy by a score of 15-14. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (11), the Raiders still had to take the loss.
Nathan Hale got a massive performance out of Ainslie Smith, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Smith is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Josie Ellis was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Nathan Hale and nudges their season record down to 2-5. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Bishop Blanchet, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Everything went Bishop Blanchet's way against Nathan Hale when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Bishop Blanchet made off with a 32-1 win. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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