Skyview is 2-8 against Bishop Kelly since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Skyview Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop Kelly Knights at 5:00 p.m. Skyview is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Skyview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Emmett, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Skyview was ranked 24th). Skyview came out on top in a nail-biter against Emmett on Monday and snuck past 3-2.
Makenna Shamy spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks. Those nine innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Kenna Bettencourt was excellent, going 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Grace Chambers, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kelly can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They put the hurt on Vallivue with a sharp 12-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Bishop Kelly as they're now sitting on three straight.
Olivia Watt was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Armuth, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Skyview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Bishop Kelly, their record is now 19-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Skyview hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Bishop Kelly struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Skyview came up short against Bishop Kelly when the teams last played back in April, falling 15-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bishop Kelly's Lauren Fettic, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that Skyview knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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