Bishop O'Connell came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Saints as they made off with a 13-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bishop O'Connell considering their one-run performance the game before.
Noah Haught and Joey Mccormack made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Haught tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Mccormack pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Haught has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Haught got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and four runs, while Mccormack scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Michael Powell was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Bishop O'Connell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for St. Stephen's & St. Agnes, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Bishop O'Connell will head out on the road to take on Paul VI at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for St. Stephen's & St. Agnes, they will challenge St. Albans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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