Bishop Timon-St. Jude is 2-8 against Nichols since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Nichols Vikings at 4:45 p.m. Nichols took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bishop Timon-St. Jude, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Bishop Timon-St. Jude got the win against Cardinal O'Hara by a conclusive 9-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bishop Timon-St. Jude.
Meanwhile, Nichols was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 6-1 to Canisius.
Nichols got a good showing from Ross Yoshida, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Yoshida has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nichols saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jakson Ross, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude's victory ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7. As for Nichols, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Nichols when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, Jack Radomski (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched) 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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