The St. Charles West Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Dominic Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but St. Charles West had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Warrenton. St. Charles West has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, St. Dominic's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Marquette by a score of 8-7.
St. Dominic got a good showing from Cooper Smith, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nate Milam was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Henke, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, St. Dominic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post 11 or more hits.
St. Charles West's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for St. Dominic, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
St. Charles West suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to St. Dominic in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Henke, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Now that St. Charles West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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