Archbishop Wood is 8-0 against Conwell-Egan Catholic since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Archbishop Wood Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Archbishop Wood is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Roman Catholic just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Cahillite by a score of 4-2.
Richie Bayachek was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Logan Madison made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Conwell-Egan Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Lansdale Catholic on Monday.
The result came thanks to Kyle Tuthill's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Conwell-Egan Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Grotz, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Archbishop Wood's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Conwell-Egan Catholic, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Archbishop Wood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Conwell-Egan Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Archbishop Wood came out on top in a nail-biter against Conwell-Egan Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Wood since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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