St. Mary Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of the Mishicot Indians. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Mary Catholic of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
St. Mary Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Birling, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Birling is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, St. Mary Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mishicot only tossed three.
On Mishicot's side, Nolan Sand made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Sand was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Brady Urbanek was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Logan Marquart was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
St. Mary Catholic now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Mishicot, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
While St. Mary Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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