St. Mary Central Catholic had lost three games straight , but after bumping their record up to 12-10 on Wednesday that streak is in the rearview. They blew past the Old Fort Stockaders 12-1. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 11-0 win the Stockaders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
Reid Wikel
| 05/14/25 @ Old Fort | 8 |
| 05/07/25 @ Gibsonburg | 2 |
| 05/02/25 @ Woodmore | 5 |
| 04/21/25 @ Lakota | 4 |
| 04/15/25 vs Calvert | 7 |
| + 2 more games |
Reid Wikel made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for St. Mary Central Catholic: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Finneran, who went 3-for-5 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. St. Mary Central Catholic is 5-2 when Finneran posts two or more runs, but 7-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brayden Gill, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
St. Mary Central Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Old Fort only posted a batting average of .143.
As for Old Fort, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 12 of their last 14 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. Their defeat continues a trend for the team, making it five in a row.
On Old Fort's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew tackett, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. TackeTT has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
St. Mary Central Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Old Fort: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
