Bishop Ready fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Columbus Academy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Columbus Academy Vikings by a score of 6-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Bishop Ready of the 16-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2016.
Carson Wheatley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Reeder, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Bishop Ready has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Columbus Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-4.
Bishop Ready will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Tri-Valley at 1:30 p.m. Tri-Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 0.6 runs per game this season, so Bishop Ready's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Columbus Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Amanda-Clearcreek at 11:00 a.m.
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