Bishop Gorman is ranked highly in their home state, and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Huntington Beach. The Bishop Gorman Gaels fell just short of the Huntington Beach Oilers by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Bishop Gorman couldn't push the score so high this time.
Henry Prindl was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Burke Mabeus made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
On Huntington Beach's side, Tyler Bellerose tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Trent Grindlinger, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Goldenetz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Bishop Gorman's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Huntington Beach, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Bishop Gorman will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Shadow Ridge at 4:00 p.m. Bishop Gorman's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Shadow Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Huntington Beach, they are on the road again on Friday to play Corona at 2:30 p.m. Corona is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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