The Georgetown Bulldogs will challenge the Bishop O'Connell Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Georgetown has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Bishop O'Connell will arrive with eight straight wins.
Archbishop Molloy hit Georgetown with a 11-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bulldogs came up short against the Stanners, falling 14-3.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Connell made easy work of St. James on Thursday and carried off a 10-2 victory. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Noah Haught made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one RBI. He has been hot, having posted three or more hits the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Truman Leckey was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Headley, who earned three runs and one stolen base.
Bishop O'Connell's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Georgetown, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
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