Danbury's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Cardinal Stritch Cardinals with a sharp 13-2 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lakers also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2025.
Logan Shepherd
| 04/09/26 vs Cardinal Stritch | 10 |
| 05/05/25 @ St. Mary Central Catholic | 5 |
| 04/15/25 @ Port Clinton | 5 |
| 05/20/25 vs St. Joseph Central Catholic | 4 |
| 05/12/25 vs Gibsonburg | 3 |
Logan Shepherd was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Danbury got a big performance out of Taylor Monak, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Monak a new career-high. Tommy Dean was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Danbury always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cardinal Stritch only posted an OBP of .316.
Danbury's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Cardinal Stritch, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Coming up, Danbury will be playing at home against Calvert at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cardinal Stritch, they will head out to square off against Rogers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Rams will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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