The Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish will head out on the road to take on the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bishop McNamara 2.9, St. Joseph-Ogden 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Bishop McNamara and Kankakee have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Fightin' Irish were the clear victors by a 13-6 margin over the Kays. The Fightin' Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by six runs or more this season.
Victoria Torres spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six runs (all of which were unearned) on 12 hits.
On the hitting side, Teagan McCue was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in April. Rhaya DePaolo was another key player, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Bishop McNamara was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive matches.
LeRoy typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday St. Joseph-Ogden proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers, sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Spartans have posted since April 21st.
Bishop McNamara pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 22-11.
Bishop McNamara came up short against St. Joseph-Ogden in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, falling 7-2. Can the Fightin' Irish avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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