St. Francis DeSales dropped their record down to 8-9 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell 4-0 to the Bishop Watterson Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, with their most recent defeat being a 7-2 loss two weeks ago.
As for Bishop Watterson, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
For Bishop Watterson's part, the result came thanks to Ben Burleson's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks. Burleson has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Bishop Watterson's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Michael Mulligan, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
While St. Francis DeSales had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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