St. Catherine had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Francis Mariners on Friday and snuck past 9-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Catherine's also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2018.
Travion Thompson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thompson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mauricio Talamantez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Issac Cantu was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
St. Catherine's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-11. As for St. Francis, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
St. Catherine's will look to defend their home field on Monday against Racine Horlick at 4:30 p.m. As for St. Francis, they will head out on the road to square off against Heritage Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage Christian will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something St. Francis surely won't give up without a fight.
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