The Union Redhawks will face off against the Bishop Kelley Comets at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Union has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the 7th.
Union fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Bartlesville on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bruins by a score of 6-5.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kelley made easy work of Glenpool on Tuesday and carried off a 14-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Carsen Thompson looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Macade Manning was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tommy Lord, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Bishop Kelley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Glenpool only posted an OBP of .375.
Bishop Kelley has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
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