The Wilmington Wildcats will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the St. Anthony Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wilmington: 2, St. Anthony: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wilmington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Peoria Notre Dame onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Five seems to be a good number for Wilmington as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Kyle Farrell, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Peoria Notre Dame off the board. Farrell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Kettman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Lucas Rink was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Anthony had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They came out on top against the Golden Aces by a score of 5-0.
Not much got past Aiden Lauritzen, who gave up just three hits to keep Mt. Carmel off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brady Hatton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Connor Roepke, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Wilmington's victory bumped their record up to 27-1. As for St. Anthony, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5-1 record this season.
Saturday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Wilmington hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. However, it's not like St. Anthony struggles in that department as they've averaged .313. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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