Dominican entered their matchup against St. Joseph on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Dominican Knights lost 12-2 to the St. Joseph Lancers. It was the first time this season that Dominican let down their fans at home.
Charlie Wahlen was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Dominican hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph struck out eight times.
On St. Joseph's side, Whyatt Hood spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits. Those six innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, St. Joseph let Patrick Davidson and Dominic Santarelli loose on the outfield. Davidson went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Santarelli scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tim Falk, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Dominican's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-5. As for St. Joseph, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Dominican will be playing at home against Martin Luther at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Martin Luther has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.43 runs per game on average), something Dominican will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for St. Joseph, they will head out on the road to take on Lake Country Lutheran at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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