Baseball Game Preview: Catholic Memorial Crusaders vs. Kettle Moraine Lasers

The Catholic Memorial Crusaders will face off against the Kettle Moraine Lasers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Catholic Memorial will be strutting in after a victory while Kettle Moraine will be coming in after a loss.

Catholic Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Racine Lutheran/Prairie on Saturday as they made off with a 16-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Catholic Memorial considering their two-run performance the contest before.

Hunter Wagner

Hits Against

04/08/25 @ Grafton	2
04/15/25 @ Waukesha South	1

Hunter Wagner was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Catholic Memorial is 2-1 when Wagner allows two or fewer hits, but 3-5 otherwise. Wagner was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Ian Kawczynski was incredible, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. Ethan Adamson was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.

Catholic Memorial always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Kettle Moraine didn't have quite enough to beat Arrowhead on Thursday and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that the Lasers have lost by just one run.

The victory made it two in a row for Catholic Memorial and bumps their season record up to 5-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Kettle Moraine, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-6.

Catholic Memorial couldn't quite finish off Kettle Moraine when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 7-5. Will the Crusaders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.