Bishop McLaughlin Catholic was the 6-2 winner over Lennard when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Hurricanes took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lennard Longhorns on Monday. Bishop McLaughlin Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keith Jacobs, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Lennard's side, Zack Bird tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Counts, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowland Ruiz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Lennard, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic is on the road again on Wednesday to play IMG Academy Gray at 7:00 p.m. As for Lennard, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Plant City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lennard's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Plant City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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