Baseball Game Preview: Pius XI Catholic Popes vs. Greenfield Hustlin' Hawks

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Previous 5 Games

05/12/23 - Away	14-4 W
05/13/22 - Away	7-1 W
06/07/21 - Home	4-1 W
05/21/19 - Home	5-0 W
05/25/18 - Home	5-0 W

Pius XI Catholic is a perfect 5-0 against Greenfield since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Popes will look to defend their home field against the Hustlin' Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Pius XI Catholic is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.

On Wednesday, Pius XI Catholic came up short against New Berlin Eisenhower and fell 5-1.

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.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Greenfield and South Milwaukee meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Hustlin' Hawks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rockets, sneaking past 7-6.

Greenfield is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-5-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Pius XI Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.

Everything went Pius XI Catholic's way against Greenfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, as Pius XI Catholic made off with a 14-4 victory. Will the Popes repeat their success, or do the Hustlin' Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.