The Bexley Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Bishop Ready Silver Knights at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
Bexley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Grandview Heights on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 2-1. The matchup marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Ready got the win against Whitehall-Yearling on Wednesday by a conclusive 15-5. The win continues a trend for the Silver Knights in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won eight in a row.
Bishop Ready got a great performance from Justin Cooper as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Cooper a new career-high.
At the plate, Alex Hickey was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2025. Another player making a difference was Alberto Tejada, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Bishop Ready always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitehall-Yearling only posted an OBP of .357.
With the defeat, Bexley broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2. As for Bishop Ready, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Bexley beat Bishop Ready 6-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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