The Archbishop McNicholas Rockets will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the New Richmond Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Archbishop McNicholas nor New Richmond posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Wednesday, Archbishop McNicholas came up short against West Clermont and fell 4-1. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Archbishop McNicholas saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Steven Meltebrinck, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, New Richmond also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Western Brown by a score of 4-1. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Broncos recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Archbishop McNicholas now has a losing record of 1-2. As for New Richmond, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Archbishop McNicholas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like New Richmond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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