Bishop O'Connell put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Mary's Ryken Knights a 7-0 shutout. Bishop O'Connell might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Bri Lencz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Lencz has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lencz was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Ari Clark was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On St. Mary's Ryken's side, Emmaleigh Zagrodnichek spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
Bishop O'Connell pushed their record up to 14-0 with that victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Mary's Ryken, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-1.
Bishop O'Connell will head out on the road to face off against The Academy of the Holy Cross at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop O'Connell is facing The Academy of the Holy Cross at the right time seeing as The Academy of the Holy Cross is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for St. Mary's Ryken, they will head out on the road to square off against Northern at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Northern's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
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