Baseball Recap: Pius XI Catholic Comes Up Short

Pius XI Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Berlin Eisenhower Lions. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Tuesday.

Pius XI Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vaughn Weber, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Pius XI Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for New Berlin Eisenhower, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pius XI Catholic will host Greenfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for New Berlin Eisenhower, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Shorewood at 4:45 p.m. The Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Greyhounds have averaged an impressive 10.8 runs per game this season.