Kathleen is 0-10 against Santa Fe Catholic since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Kathleen Red Devils are on the road again to play the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Monday, Kathleen didn't have quite enough to beat Pasco and fell 2-1.
Kaeden Geraci was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Catholic stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Seffner Christian as Santa Fe Catholic made off with a 13-5 win. The victory was familiar territory for Santa Fe Catholic who now have three in a row.
Gavin Stedman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Stedman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Santa Fe Catholic got a big performance out of Marvin Montenegro, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Montenegro has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Michael Welling, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Kathleen's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Kathleen has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Kathleen might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Santa Fe Catholic in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santa Fe Catholic's D J Flores, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double. Now that Kathleen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
