Baseball Preview: Catholic Memorial Crusaders vs. Arrowhead Warhawks
Catholic Memorial is 1-9 against Arrowhead since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Catholic Memorial Crusaders will be playing at home against the Arrowhead Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Catholic Memorial will head into Wednesday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They lost 24-11 to Muskego.
Ian Kawczynski made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Kael Johns, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Arrowhead unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 6-2 to St. Thomas More.
Tanner Buhlmann was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Arrowhead saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Carpenter, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Catholic Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Arrowhead, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Catholic Memorial might still be hurting after the 12-6 loss they got from Arrowhead when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Catholic Memorial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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