On Thursday, Our Lady of Good Counsel faced DeMatha in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons fell just short of the DeMatha Stags by a score of 4-3. Our Lady of Good Counsel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Our Lady of Good Counsel got a good showing from Ethan Bell, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Our Lady of Good Counsel saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Casimates, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Our Lady of Good Counsel didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Our Lady of Good Counsel has fallen quite a ways from their 19-8 record last season and are now at 2-4. As for DeMatha, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Our Lady of Good Counsel will square off against Archbishop Carroll at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Archbishop Carroll is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for DeMatha, they will head out on the road to take on Gonzaga at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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