While Bishop Ready didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Bexley Lions on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Silver Knights have posted since April 18, 2024.
Bishop Ready's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Miller, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jordan Welch was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Bishop Ready kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 10.2.
Silver Knights
| 04/16/25 vs Bexley | 6-5 |
| 04/14/25 vs Whitehall-Yearling | 13-5 |
| 04/12/25 @ Whetstone | 9-3 |
| 04/10/25 @ Whitehall-Yearling | 30-4 |
| 04/09/25 @ Worthington Christian | 9-2 |
The victory (which was Bishop Ready's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Bexley, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5-1.
Coming up, Bexley will be playing in front of their home fans against Centennial at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bishop Ready will be paying especially close attention to the Lions' game: after the Lions faces off against the Stars, they'll take on Bishop Ready again at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.
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