The Ursuline Fighting Irish will square off against the Archbishop Hoban Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Ursuline is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Louisville just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Leopards by a score of 5-4.
Dom Polkovitch was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Ursuline saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Snyder, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run. Another was AJ Snyder, who earned two RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Archbishop Hoban's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Walsh Jesuit by a score of 3-2.
Ursuline's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Archbishop Hoban, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
Ursuline came up short against Archbishop Hoban in their previous meeting back in April, falling 7-2. Will the Fighting Irish have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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