The Southwest Christian Stars will square off against the Holy Family Catholic Fire at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest Christian's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Holy Family Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Holy Family Catholic will be up against a hot Southwest Christian squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Stars walked away with a 7-3 victory over Jordan on Tuesday.
Peter Gauger
| 05/06/25 @ Jordan | 7 |
| 04/14/25 @ Mound-Westonka | 3 |
| 04/19/25 @ St. Agnes | 2 |
| 04/23/24 vs Holy Family Catholic | 2 |
| 04/29/25 vs Mound-Westonka | 1 |
Peter Gauger tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Melvin Maldonado and Ben Lindberg did most of the damage at the plate: Maldonado went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Lindberg went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That triple was Maldonado's first of the season.
Southwest Christian lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Holy Family Catholic was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to Hutchinson. The Fire's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Holy Family Catholic now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Southwest Christian, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Everything went Southwest Christian's way against Holy Family Catholic in their previous meeting back in April, as Southwest Christian made off with an 8-2 victory. Do the Stars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fire turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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