Bishop came into this matchup off a tough six-run defeat on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Sweetwater Red Devils by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Devils apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2019.
Bishop's got a good showing from Clay Peckham, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Peckham a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
At the plate, Bishop's saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hugo Avila-Marquez, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Bishop's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Sweetwater, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Looking ahead, Bishop's will take on Canyon Crest Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Sweetwater, they will challenge Lincoln at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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