Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Win Is St. Paul/Palmer's Fourth in Last Five Outings

Five must be St. Paul/Palmer's lucky number: they beat Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Wildcats beat Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-1. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 7-0 loss the last time these two teams met.

Braxton Heater

Base on Balls Against

04/29/25 vs Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer	2
04/29/25 vs Guardian Angels Central Catholic/Dodge/Scribner-Snyder	2
04/15/25 vs Twin River	0
03/25/25 vs Holdrege	2

Braxton Heater spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, St. Paul/Palmer saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layne Baker, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.

St. Paul/Palmer has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.

St. Paul/Palmer didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against York on the 29th. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 9-4 win against Thurston-Cuming County on the 3rd.