Bishop Carroll is 1-8 against Somerset since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bishop Carroll Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Somerset Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bishop Carroll's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Greater Johnstown. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Bishop Carroll has managed all season.
Preston Gillin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gillin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zander Sekerak, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Grant Casses was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Somerset has not done well against Forest Hills recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Somerset's way against Forest Hills as Somerset made off with an 11-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Somerset considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Kahne Foltz and Callen Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Foltz scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Miller got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Dunmyer, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
The victory got Bishop Carroll back to even at 4-4. As for Somerset, their record is now 5-3.
Bishop Carroll came up short against Somerset when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 6-1. Thankfully for Bishop Carroll, Brad Bruner (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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