Bishop Kelly is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Skyview is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bishop Kelly Knights will take on the Skyview Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bishop Kelly is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Vallivue (and have done all season long). Bishop Kelly put the hurt on Vallivue with a sharp 12-2 victory on Monday. That's two games straight that Bishop Kelly has won by exactly ten runs.
The team relied heavily on Olivia Watt, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Ava Armuth was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Skyview faced Emmett in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Skyview narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Emmett 3-2.
Makenna Shamy spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks. Those nine innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Kenna Bettencourt was excellent, going 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Grace Chambers, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Bishop Kelly's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Skyview, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Bishop Kelly hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Skyview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Bishop Kelly beat Skyview 15-12 in their previous matchup back in April. Does Bishop Kelly have another victory up their sleeve, or will Skyview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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