Baseball Game Preview: Catholic Central on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 7:20am

Baseball Preview: Catholic Central Hilltoppers vs. Kenosha Christian Life Eagles

The Catholic Central Hilltoppers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Kenosha Christian Life Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Catholic Central will be strutting in after a win while Kenosha Christian Life will be coming in after a defeat.

On Monday, it was close, but Catholic Central sidestepped Brookfield Academy for a 5-4 victory.

Alex Vogt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. Vogt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vogt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Vogt wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Fain, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Fain, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Kenosha Christian Life lost a heartbreaker to St. John's Northwestern Military Academy when they met on Tuesday, and they left with a heavy heart again on Wednesday. Kenosha Christian Life took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. John's Northwestern Military Academy. Kenosha Christian Life has not had much luck with St. John's Northwestern Military Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Catholic Central's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Kenosha Christian Life, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.

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