The Bishop Rosecrans Bishops will head out on the road to take on the Grove City Christian Eagles at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Rosecrans will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Bishop Rosecrans can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over Berne Union.
Coen Grandstaff and Nick Bernath did most of the damage at the plate: Grandstaff scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Bernath scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. Grandstaff has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenden Bernath, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Grove City Christian entered their tilt with Fisher Catholic with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Irish on Friday.
Ethan Shupp made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Shupp was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Shupp wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jason Graham, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Bishop Rosecrans pushed their record up to 16-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Grove City Christian, their record is now 15-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bishop Rosecrans has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Grove City Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bishop Rosecrans came up short against Grove City Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grove City Christian's Peyton Fillinger, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Bishop Rosecrans knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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