The Dominican Knights will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Brookfield Academy Blue Knights at 3:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Things were looking good for Dominican after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Racine Lutheran/Prairie by a score of 10-9.
Charlie Wahlen was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Wahlen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Michael Cruz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Paddy Foy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brookfield Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pius XI Catholic.
Davis Arvold made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Dominican's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Brookfield Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Dominican has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Brookfield Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Dominican skirted past Brookfield Academy 3-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. Will Dominican repeat their success, or does Brookfield Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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