The Bishop's Knights will challenge the Sweetwater Red Devils at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop's will be strutting in after a win while Sweetwater will be coming in after a defeat.
Sweetwater will be up against a hot Bishop's squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Bishop's was the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over Lincoln on Tuesday. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
The team relied heavily on Hugo Avila-Marquez, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Clyde Kates, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sweetwater lost 10-1 to Mission Bay on Tuesday. The Red Devils have struggled against the Buccaneers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meetings.
Sweetwater saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Del Luarca, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.
Bishop's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sweetwater, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Sweetwater's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Bishop's has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .560. It's a different story for Sweetwater, though, as they've only averaged .244. Will they be able to contain Bishop's hitters?
Bishop's skirted past Sweetwater 5-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Will Bishop's repeat their success, or does Sweetwater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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