The Bexley Lions will take on the Bishop Ready Silver Knights at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bexley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Centennial 18-6 on Saturday. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Stars: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Bishop Ready had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Lions. While the Silver Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bishop Ready's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Miller, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another was Jordan Welch, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Bishop Ready kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.2.
Bishop Ready's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Bexley, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1.
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