With a playoff game on the line, St. Thomas More rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Whitnall Falcons. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Thomas More.
Sam Mommer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Thomas More's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Gonzalez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Schmidt, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
St. Thomas More has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Whitnall, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-9.
St. Thomas More is on the road again on Tuesday to play New Berlin West. New Berlin West will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something St. Thomas More surely won't give up without a fight. Whitnall does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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