Archbishop Carroll hasn't had much luck against Bishop O'Connell recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Archbishop Carroll will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Bishop O'Connell at 4:00 p.m.
Archbishop Carroll is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They came up short against DeMatha, falling 13-2.
Nate Green was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of The Heights. Bishop O'Connell sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over The Heights. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with The Heights: they've now won seven in a row.
Truman Leckey was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Kim, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Bishop O'Connell's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Archbishop Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Archbishop Carroll suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Bishop O'Connell in their previous meeting last Thursday. Will Archbishop Carroll have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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