The Badin Rams will face off against the Archbishop Hoban Knights at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Badin 2.8, Archbishop Hoban 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Archbishop Hoban's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Badin hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Rams never let Archbishop Alter get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Friday.
Braden Dirheimer looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
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On the hitting side, Badin got a big performance out of Kade Bowling, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The Rams are undefeated when Bowling posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cooper Ollis, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Hoban faced Medina in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Knights fell 7-2 to the Battling Bees. The match marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Badin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Archbishop Hoban fell to 5-1.
Badin couldn't quite get it done against Archbishop Hoban in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 8-3. Will the Rams have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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