Roger Bacon is 2-8 against Archbishop McNicholas since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Roger Bacon Spartans will be playing at home against the Archbishop McNicholas Rockets at 1:00 p.m. Roger Bacon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Thursday, while Roger Bacon put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Western Hills. Roger Bacon blew past Western Hills 16-0. With that victory, Roger Bacon brought their scoring average up to 8.5 runs per game.
Kyle Hauser made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hauser was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Chase Campbell was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Sam Dalid was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McNicholas suffered a rough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Covington Catholic on Wednesday. Archbishop McNicholas has not had much luck with Covington Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Like Roger Bacon, Archbishop McNicholas also got a great game from a two-way player: Steven Jostworth. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Jostworth was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Jostworth wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tatem Donels, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win got Roger Bacon back to even at 2-2. As for Archbishop McNicholas, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Roger Bacon might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Archbishop McNicholas when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Roger Bacon, Jay Dietz (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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