Whitehall-Yearling is 0-6 against Bishop Ready since April of 2015 but things could change on Monday. The Rams will challenge the Silver Knights at 5:15 p.m. Whitehall-Yearling has given up an average of 20.4 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Whitehall-Yearling is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Bishop Ready, falling 30-4. On the bright side, the four- run effort marked the Rams' highest-scoring contest to date.
For Bishop Ready's part, Deagan Fought and Alex Hickey made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Fought pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hickey struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Bishop Ready is 2-1 when Fought allows two or fewer hits, but 1-3 otherwise. At bat, Fought scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Hickey scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Hickey a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Lincoln Miller was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Miles Clifton, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Bishop Ready always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .678. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
The win got Bishop Ready back to even at 4-4. As for Whitehall-Yearling, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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