Bishop Dunne had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-4 to make it four. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grace Community Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-3 on Tuesday.
As for Grace Community, they now have a winning record of 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
For Grace Community's part, Slade Etheredge made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Etheredge was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Grace Community: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Bigbie, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double.
Coming up, Bishop Dunne will be playing in front of their home fans against Great Hearts Irving at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Grace Community, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 9-8 win against Slocum on the 16th.
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