Bishop McNamara had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They blew past the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes 8-1. The result was nothing new for Bishop McNamara, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Collin Barzantny was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Barzantny was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Mason McCue and Jay Shires did most of the damage at the plate: McCue scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Shires scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Emmett Hays, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Marian Central Catholic's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Wrzos, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Bishop McNamara pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs per game. As for Marian Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Bishop McNamara will be playing in front of their home fans against Wilmington at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Wilmington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season. As for Marian Central Catholic, they will be playing at home against Schaumburg at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Schaumburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Marian Central Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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