Archbishop Wood is 7-2 against Archbishop Carroll since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Vikings will be playing at home against the Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Archbishop Wood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Archbishop Wood's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Cardinal O'Hara with a sharp 7-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Not much got past Richie Bayachek, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Cardinal O'Hara off the board. Bayachek has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
Zach Neeld
| 04/28/25 vs Cardinal O'Hara | 3 |
| 03/31/25 @ Roman Catholic | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Harry S. Truman | 1 |
| 05/16/24 @ Cardinal O'Hara | 1 |
| 05/11/24 vs Nueva Esperanza | 1 |
At the plate, Jimmy Casey and Zach Neeld did most of the damage at the plate: Casey went 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles, while Neeld went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Neeld a new career-high. AJ Hopkins was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
St. Joseph's Prep hit Archbishop Carroll with a six-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Patriots lost 10-1 to the Hawks. The Patriots have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Archbishop Carroll saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Moran, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Archbishop Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Archbishop Wood, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Archbishop Carroll's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Archbishop Wood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Archbishop Carroll, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Archbishop Wood keep running through batters, or will the Patriots buck the trend?
Archbishop Wood came out on top in a nail-biter against Archbishop Carroll in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
