Bishop Rosecrans entered their contest against Grove City Christian on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bishops fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on April 7th.
Jacobie Balo put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Coen Grandstaff made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Bishop Rosecrans and nudges their season record down to 8-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 10-5 Berne Union (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 58.3% over those games). As for Grove City Christian, the victory got them back to even at 7-7-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bishop Rosecrans will host Beallsville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bishops are facing the Blue Devils at the right time seeing as the Blue Devils are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Grove City Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Berne Union at 7:00 p.m. The Rockets' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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