The Bishop McNamara Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Mary's Ryken Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bishop McNamara waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cardinals and snuck past 8-7. Eight seems to be a good number for Bishop McNamara as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, St. Mary's Ryken gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Archbishop Carroll. The victory was just what St. Mary's Ryken needed coming off of a 13-4 loss in their prior contest.
St. Mary's Ryken got a great performance from Colby Brown as he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Jason Gregory was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Cole Kingsbury was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Bishop McNamara's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for St. Mary's Ryken, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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