The Racine Horlick Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the St. Catherine's Angels at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Racine Horlick is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Racine Horlick came up short against Indian Trail and fell 4-1.
Meanwhile, St. Catherine's can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Francis 9-7.
Travion Thompson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thompson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mauricio Talamantez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Issac Cantu was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Racine Horlick's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-10. As for St. Catherine's, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-11.
Racine Horlick took their victory against St. Catherine's in their previous matchup back in April of 2016 by a conclusive 16-0. Does Racine Horlick have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Catherine's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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