The Princeton Vikings will face off against the Archbishop McNicholas Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Princeton is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Edgewood just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 10-6 to the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McNicholas had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They never let the Lions get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Rockets have won by exactly four runs.
Archbishop McNicholas got a great performance from Joey Albert as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Albert has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Archbishop McNicholas' win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Colyer, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run. Those two doubles gave Colyer a new career-high.
Archbishop McNicholas hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Richmond struck out ten times.
Archbishop McNicholas pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Princeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.
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