Bishop Montgomery is 0-3 against Palos Verdes since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bishop Montgomery Knights will challenge the Palos Verdes Sea Kings at 3:15 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Palos Verdes is hoping to do on Thursday what Ramona Convent couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Bishop Montgomery's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Bishop Montgomery sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Ramona Convent.
Clara Wilcox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
At the plate, Macey Kim was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Palos Verdes waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vikings and snuck past 4-2.
Palos Verdes also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kelsey Kordic gave up just two earned runs on six hits. Kordic has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Palos Verdes' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn Papadakis, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Bishop Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10-2 record this season. As for Palos Verdes, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
Bishop Montgomery suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Palos Verdes in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kordic, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Bishop Montgomery knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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