The Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons will be playing at home against the Bishop Ireton Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Our Lady of Good Counsel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Our Lady of Good Counsel faced DeMatha in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Our Lady of Good Counsel fell just short of DeMatha by a score of 4-3. Our Lady of Good Counsel has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Our Lady of Good Counsel got a good showing from Ethan Bell, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Our Lady of Good Counsel saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Casimates, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Our Lady of Good Counsel didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bishop Ireton came into Monday's game having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Episcopal onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Monday.
The result came thanks to Alexander Glick's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Quinn Coughlin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Jonathan JP Underly was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Our Lady of Good Counsel has fallen quite a ways from their 19-8 record last season and are now at 2-4. As for Bishop Ireton, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Our Lady of Good Counsel has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Bishop Ireton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Our Lady of Good Counsel came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop Ireton in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 9-8. Does Our Lady of Good Counsel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bishop Ireton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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