The Grace Community Cougars will head out to square off against the Bishop Dunne Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Grace Community blew Brook Hill out of the water the last time the pair played, but last Thursday Brook Hill got their revenge. Grace Community fell just short of Brook Hill by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cougars have suffered against the Guard since March 21, 2017.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Dunne). They put the hurt on Great Hearts Irving with a sharp 16-1 victory on Friday. The Falcons not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since February 16, 2024.
Christian Mathis was a standout: he scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Bishop Dunne's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-7-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Castillo, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-2.
Bishop Dunne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Great Hearts Irving only posted an OBP of .348.
Grace Community's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Bishop Dunne, their record now sits at 4-8-1.
Grace Community couldn't quite finish off Bishop Dunne when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 2-0. Can Grace Community avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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