The Bishop O'Connell Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Highland Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop O'Connell's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Highland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Bishop O'Connell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: DeMatha, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Bishop O'Connell was ranked 25th). The Knights fell just short of the Stags by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bishop O'Connell got a good showing from Drew Markey, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Bishop O'Connell saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Woda, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Highland challenged The Covenant on Tuesday. The Hawks' pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 5-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won six in a row.
Highland also got a great performance from Stephen Christopher as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Christopher has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Joey Rogers was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Brooks Graham also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Highland hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The Covenant struck out nine times.
Highland's record is now 9-4. As for Bishop O'Connell, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 8-2.
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