The Bishop O'Connell Knights will square off against the Florence Christian Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop O'Connell will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Bishop O'Connell is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Washington. Everything went Bishop O'Connell's way against Washington as Bishop O'Connell made off with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Bishop O'Connell, who have now won three matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Joey Mccormack looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Jack Rampy relieved him and did a solid job, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Jack Woda was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Truman Leckey was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Florence Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Pee Dee Academy on Thursday and fell 3-2. Florence Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Florence Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson McGregor, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Bishop O'Connell's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Florence Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bishop O'Connell has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Florence Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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