Pius XI Catholic is 1-7 against Wisconsin Lutheran since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Pius XI Catholic Popes will head out on the road to face off against the Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings at 4:30 p.m.
Pius XI Catholic's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against New Berlin Eisenhower on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Lions. Pius XI Catholic's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin Lutheran can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Pewaukee as Wisconsin Lutheran made off with a 10-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Wisconsin Lutheran needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Sidney Schroeder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Schroeder was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sofia Schroeder, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Haag, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Pius XI Catholic's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4. As for Wisconsin Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Pius XI Catholic suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Wisconsin Lutheran in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wisconsin Lutheran's Sydney Vitangcol, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Pius XI Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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