Baseball Game Preview: Bishop Kelley Comets vs. Union Redhawks

The Bishop Kelley Comets will venture away from home to face off against the Union Redhawks at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Kelley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Bishop Kelley barely beat Glenpool the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Comets put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 14-4 win on Tuesday. The Comets have beaten the Warriors the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Warriors has come to flipping the script.

Carsen Thompson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

Macade Manning

Runs (Career)

03/24/26 vs Glenpool	3
03/07/26 vs Cascia Hall	2
02/16/26 vs Booker T. Washington	2
03/13/26 vs Carl Albert	1
03/09/26 @ Memorial	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Macade Manning, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tommy Lord, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Bishop Kelley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Glenpool only posted an OBP of .375.

Meanwhile, Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Bartlesville.

Union's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Bishop Kelley, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.

Bishop Kelley came out on top in a nail-biter against Union when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Comets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.