Bishop McCort is 0-3 against Central since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bishop McCort Crushers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Dragons at 4:30 p.m.
Back in March, Bishop McCort came up short against Penn Cambria and fell 8-5. Bishop McCort has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Central got themselves on the board against Greater Johnstown on Wednesday, but Greater Johnstown never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 15-0 victory. That 15 run margin sets a new team best for Central this season.
Riley Peterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Peterson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bralyn Ellis, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Alexis Fetzer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bishop McCort now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bishop McCort came up short against Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 8-5. Thankfully for Bishop McCort, Lacey Lynn (who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits) 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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