Bishop O'Connell won against Bishop McNamara last Thursday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Bishop O'Connell Knights put the hurt on the Collegiate Cougars with a sharp 9-2 victory. With that win, Bishop O'Connell brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Jack Rampy looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Truman Leckey was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Noah Haught, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
The victory (which was Bishop O'Connell's third in a row) raised their record to 3-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Collegiate, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1.
Bishop O'Connell is on the road again on Tuesday to play DeMatha at 4:30 p.m. DeMatha is coming into the game with six straight losses at home, meaning Bishop O'Connell will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Collegiate, they will head out on the road to face off against Steward at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Collegiate's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Steward's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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