Baseball Preview: St. Catherine's Angels vs. Racine Horlick Rebels
The St. Catherine's Angels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Racine Horlick Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Catherine's will be strutting in after a victory while Racine Horlick will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, St. Catherine's finally turned things around against St. Francis on Friday. St. Catherine's narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Francis 9-7.
Travion Thompson made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thompson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mauricio Talamantez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Issac Cantu, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Racine Horlick came up short against Indian Trail on Tuesday and fell 4-1.
St. Catherine's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-11. As for Racine Horlick, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-10.
St. Catherine's might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Racine Horlick in their previous meeting back in April of 2016. Will St. Catherine's 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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