The Bishop McGuinness Villains will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cornerstone Charter Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop McGuinness is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bishop McGuinness gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Bethany.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Cornerstone Charter sidestepped Leadership Academy for a 6-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cornerstone Charter.
Nolan Council was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Council was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brendan Snider was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Bishop McGuinness is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Cornerstone Charter, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 14-5.
Bishop McGuinness came out on top in a nail-biter against Cornerstone Charter when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 9-8. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cornerstone Charter's Tyler Smith, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bishop McGuinness still be able to contain Smith? There's only one way to find out.
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