Iona Prep is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Bishop Hendricken is on a 13-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Gaels will welcome the Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Iona Prep 3.1, Bishop Hendricken 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Iona Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Fordham Prep, who was ranked 13th at the time (Iona Prep was ranked fifth). The Gaels fell just short of the Rams by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Gaels' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Iona Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Diaz, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Kendrick Jorge was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Hendricken). They were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over Cranston East on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Thunderbolts: they've now won eight in a row.
Iona Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Bishop Hendricken, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Iona Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop Hendricken when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Gaels repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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