The Bishop McCort Crushers will head out on the road to face off against the Chestnut Ridge Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Bishop McCort came up short against Webster Thomas and fell 6-3. The Crushers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Chestnut Ridge hadn't done well against Forest Hills recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Lions won by a run and slipped past the Rangers 11-10. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
The team relied heavily on Haydan Webb, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
Webb wasn't the only one making solid contact: Chestnut Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive contests.
Chestnut Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop McCort, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Bishop McCort couldn't quite get it done against Chestnut Ridge in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can the Crushers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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