The Bishop England Battling Bishops will challenge the South Aiken Thoroughbreds at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop England is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Bishop England is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South Florence just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bruins.
Bishop England got a good showing from Davis Metz, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Metz has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bishop England saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was MADDOX MUNZEL, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double. Another was Logan Sheninger, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, South Aiken was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They lost 11-1 to Bishop England. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Thoroughbreds have suffered since April 9th.
South Aiken's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-14. As for Bishop England, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7.
Bishop England took their victory against South Aiken when the teams last played on Monday by a conclusive 11-1 score. Will the Battling Bishops repeat their success, or do the Thoroughbreds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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