The Bishop O'Connell Knights will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Lakewood Gators at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bishop O'Connell fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against East Rutherford on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 7-6.
Drew Markey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kamari Chisolm was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Haught, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, Lakewood is still looking for their first win of the season after five games. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-2 walloping at the hands of Washington on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Lakewood has lost by exactly 14 runs.
Bishop O'Connell's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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