While Wheaton Academy's victory against Bishop McNamara wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. The Wheaton Academy Warriors came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish on Friday and snuck past 6-4. The win was nothing new for Wheaton Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Wheaton Academy got a great performance from Nate Burden as he struck out 17 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Burden has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Clegg, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
On Bishop McNamara's side, Jacob Lotz was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Lotz was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Lotz wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dom Panozzo, who got a hit.
Wheaton Academy's victory bumped their record up to 22-3. As for Bishop McNamara, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-10.
Wheaton Academy will head out on the road to face off against Metea Valley at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wheaton Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Metea Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bishop McNamara, they will be playing at home against St. Thomas More at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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