Racine Case waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Racine Lutheran/Prairie Crusaders 13-1. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for Racine Case this season.
Adam Contreras tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Racine Case let Anthony Bull and Joe Bline loose on the outfield. Bull scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Bline scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Bull continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Evan Sommer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Racine Lutheran/Prairie's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Van Swol, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Racine Lutheran/Prairie hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Racine Case struck out seven times.
Racine Case's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Racine Lutheran/Prairie, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season.
Racine Case will look to defend their home field on Friday against Racine Park at 4:30 p.m. Racine Case is facing Racine Park at the right time seeing as Racine Park is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Racine Lutheran/Prairie, they will head out on the road to take on Germantown at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Germantown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Racine Lutheran/Prairie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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