Bishop McGuinness is 2-8 against Carl Albert since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit in their first game on Friday. The Bishop McGuinness Fighting Irish will be staying on the road to face off against the Carl Albert Titans at 10:00 a.m. Bishop McGuinness is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
While Bishop McGuinness has not struggled against Bethany recently, they managed to flip the script on Thursday. Bishop McGuinness walked away with a 5-1 win over Bethany.
Bishop McGuinness got a great performance from Brian Morales as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Mikey Iglinski was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Carl Albert waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 2-0 shutout.
Bishop McGuinness is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Carl Albert, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
Bishop McGuinness might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Carl Albert in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Bishop McGuinness avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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