Catholic Memorial is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Waukesha South a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Catholic Memorial Crusaders will look to defend their home field against the Waukesha South Blackshirts at 10:00 a.m. Waukesha South took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Catholic Memorial, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Catholic Memorial turned things around against Milwaukee Reagan on Friday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Huskies.
Adam Schaefer
| 05/09/25 @ Milwaukee Reagan | 6 |
| 04/12/25 @ Union Grove | 5 |
| 04/28/25 vs Kettle Moraine | 4 |
| 05/02/25 vs Waukesha North | 1 |
| 04/22/25 @ Oconomowoc | 1 |
Adam Schaefer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off four hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
In other batting news, Sebastian Vasquez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Chase Freschi was another key player, getting three hits from his three at bats.
Meanwhile, Waukesha South fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Waukesha West on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 3-2.
Cooper Wiltz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Waukesha South saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonas Heibler, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Another was Michael Petfalski, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Catholic Memorial's win bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Waukesha South, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Catholic Memorial beat Waukesha South 9-4 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blackshirts turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
