After flying high against North Clay on Friday, Breese Central came back down to earth. The Breese Central Cougars fell just short of the Mater Dei Knights by a score of 5-4 on Saturday. Breese Central was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mater Dei apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Breese Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Wieter, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Mater Dei's side, the team relied heavily on Gabe Schlimme, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Breese Central's defeat dropped their record down to 21-11. As for Mater Dei, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-16 record this season.
Breese Central will look to defend their home field on Monday against Gibault Catholic at 4:30 p.m. Breese Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Gibault Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Mater Dei does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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