Berks Catholic and Wyomissing are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Berks Catholic Saints will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Wyomissing Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Wyomissing is hoping to do on Wednesday what Kutztown couldn't on Monday: put an end to Berks Catholic's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Berks Catholic came out on top against Kutztown by a score of 12-8.
Trey Sticker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Sticker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sticker was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Berks Catholic got a massive performance out of Parker Nein, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Nein has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mikey Fidler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wyomissing scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Tulpehocken as Wyomissing made off with a 13-2 win. Considering Wyomissing has won four games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Like Berks Catholic, Wyomissing also got a great game from a two-way player: Ryker Jones. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Birkley Ziegler was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Thomas Weller was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a triple and two RBI.
Berks Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Wyomissing, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Berks Catholic took their victory against Wyomissing in their previous meeting on April 6th by a conclusive 19-3. Will Berks Catholic repeat their success, or does Wyomissing have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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