O'Gorman is 0-4 against Harrisburg since April of 2023 but things could change on Thursday. The Knights will face off against the Tigers. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
O'Gorman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Brookings, who was ranked 14th at the time (O'Gorman was ranked 25th). The Knights put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 16-6 win on Tuesday. 16 seems to be a good number for the Knights as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Vada Ellerbusch
| 05/27/25 @ Brookings | 3 |
| 05/15/25 vs Pierre T.F. Riggs | 1 |
| 05/02/25 @ Yankton | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Mitchell | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Harrisburg | 1 |
O'Gorman got a massive performance out of Vada Ellerbusch, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those three runs gave Ellerbusch a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Kappel, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: O'Gorman kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Harrisburg came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Governors 12-2.
Harrisburg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for O'Gorman, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-11.
O'Gorman might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Harrisburg in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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