The Catholic Central Hilltoppers lost 15-2 to the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning on Wednesday. Catholic Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Catholic Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Leiting, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Lake Country Lutheran's side, Gavin Skrzypchak made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Skrzypchak has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Skrzypchak was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brendon Flinton was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Jack Poellot, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Catholic Central now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Lake Country Lutheran, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Catholic Central will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Notre Dame Academy. Notre Dame Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Catholic Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake Country Lutheran, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against University School of Milwaukee at 4:30 p.m. University School of Milwaukee will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Lake Country Lutheran surely won't give up without a fight.
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