St. Thomas More is 2-8 against Racine Lutheran since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cavaliers will face off against the Crusaders at 4:30 p.m.
St. Thomas More is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They came up short against South Milwaukee, falling 8-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Racine Lutheran). Everything went their way against Sheboygan South on Friday as they made off with an 18-1 win. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Iyana Garza made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Garza was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted over her last eight games.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emilie Lozano Weaver, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI she has posted over her last eight matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Ramos, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.
Racine Lutheran always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .710. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Racine Lutheran pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Thomas More, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
St. Thomas More suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Racine Lutheran when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Cavaliers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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