Bishop Ireton has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Episcopal Maroon at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Bishop Ireton is ranked highly in their home state, and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Mary's Ryken. Bishop Ireton fell just short of St. Mary's Ryken by a score of 4-2. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bishop Ireton in their matchups with St. Mary's Ryken: they've now lost three in a row.
Bishop Ireton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Waters, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Alexander Glick, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Bishop Ireton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary's Ryken only posted a batting average of .238.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Episcopal's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. Their tough 10-0 defeat to Miller School of Albemarle might stick with them for a while.
Bishop Ireton's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Bishop Ireton might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Episcopal in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Will Bishop Ireton 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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