After a string of three wins, Waukesha North's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to the Catholic Memorial Crusaders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Waukesha North of the 2-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
For Catholic Memorial's part, Kael Johns spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, Catholic Memorial got a big performance out of Ian Kawczynski, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Schantner, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Waukesha North's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Catholic Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Waukesha North will take on Waukesha West at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Waukesha North: 3.3, Waukesha West: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Catholic Memorial, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Kettle Moraine at 7:00 p.m. Kettle Moraine will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
