Bishop O'Connell is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Washington. The Bishop O'Connell Knights' pitchers stepped up to hand the Washington Patriots a 7-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Bishop O'Connell who now have six in a row.
Joey Mccormack looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Jack Rampy relieved him and did a solid job, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Woda, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Peyton Kijek was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
On Washington's side, Jaxton Earl was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
Bishop O'Connell's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Bishop O'Connell will square off against Florence Christian at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Washington, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Calhoun Academy at 12:30 p.m.
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