Wheaton Academy dropped their record down to 7-9 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish by a score of 3-2. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Fightin' Irish apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
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Lincoln Park was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Wheaton Academy is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Dom Murrell and Brandon Kiebles did some serious damage despite the final result: Murrell went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Kiebles went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Murrell is becoming a predictor of Wheaton Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-8 when he doesn't).
As for Bishop McNamara, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games.
On Bishop McNamara's side, their win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Preston Payne, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
While Wheaton Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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