Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton is 0-4 against New Ulm Cathedral since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds at 5:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 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 Randolph by a score of 9-7.
Caleb Quast made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cole Blomstrom, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Ulm Cathedral beat Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 7-3 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Ulm Cathedral.
Jake Finstad made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Finstad was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elliott Schabert, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Levi Franta was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11. As for New Ulm Cathedral, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to New Ulm Cathedral in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, Kyle Seidl (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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