Gonzaga is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop O'Connell. The Gonzaga Eagles skirted past the Bishop O'Connell Knights 4-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Gonzaga also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
For Bishop O'Connell's part, Jack Rampy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Drew Markey relieved him and did a solid job, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Bishop O'Connell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andy Fronczek, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Gonzaga's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Bishop O'Connell, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Gonzaga will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against The Heights at 4:30 p.m. Gonzaga's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so The Heights' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bishop O'Connell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Ireton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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