After just four district games, the Bishop Lynch Friars find themselves with some work to do to get back into the top half of the league standings.
The Friars (8-12-1, 1-3) bounced back from a pair of losses to Prestonwood Christian to split a pair with John Paul II during spring break. Tonight, they'll host Bishop Dunne at 7:00 pm for the first of three meetings with the Falcons.
Dunne and Prestonwood are currently leading the district with identical 2-0 records, with John Paul II at 3-1 and the Friars in fourth. Parish Episcopal is last with an 0-4 mark.
The Friars head to Dunne on Friday for a 4:30 pm contest. They'll be back home next Tuesday (March 26) to host Parish Episcopal at 7:00 pm.
Prestonwood 7, Friars 0
In the first district contest of the season, the Friars were held to just five hits and kept off the scoreboard in a 7-0 loss. Prestonwood scored twice in the first and four times in the second. John McVicker and Jalen Webster each had a pair of hits with Westin Walls adding a single. McVicker (3-3) took the loss, allowing 10 hits and six earned runs while striking out three in five innings.
Prestonwood 14, Friars 3
At McIngvale Field, the visiting Lions grabbed an early 5-0 lead in the first inning and rode that momentum to a big road win. The Friars managed just five hits once again despite putting three runs on the board. Webster had two hits, including a two-run homer over the left field wall. Max Danielsen (4-5) was handed the loss, allowing six hits and seven earned while striking out four and walking five in 3.2 innings.
Friars 4, John Paul II 3
Webster's two-run blast in the fifth inning proved to be the game-winner and give the team its first district win. Webster had two hits for the third straight contest. McVicker was solid on the hill, tossing a complete game and allowing just seven hits and three earned while striking out three and walking only one batter.
John Paul II 16, Friars 5
Last Friday, the Friars jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings but could only watch as the Cardinals scored six in the fourth and nine in the sixth of what turned into a rout. The Friars managed just two hits compared to 17 for John Paul II. Webster had a double while Westin Walls and Kade Findley each drove in a pair of runs. Danielsen took the loss, surrendering eight hits and six earned in three innings of work.
DISTRICT STANDINGS
1. Bishop Dunne 2-0
1. Prestonwood 2-0
3. John Paul II 3-1
4. Bishop Lynch 1-3
5. Parish Episcopal 0-4
