St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse will head out on the road to face off against the Colton Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
While St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse has not struggled against Colton recently, they managed to flip the script in Saturday's second game. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse came out on top against Colton by a score of 15-12. The win was just what St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse needed coming off of an 18-11 loss in their prior matchup.
For Colton's part, Joey Hemighaus and Dakota Cook did some serious damage despite the final result: Hemighaus scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Cook went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Schlee, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Colton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse only posted a batting average of .200.
St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Colton, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
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