St. Mary Central Catholic is on a three-game streak of home losses, and St. Joseph Central Catholic a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers will be playing at home against the St. Joseph Central Catholic Crimson Streaks at 5:00 p.m. St. Mary Central Catholic will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
St. Mary Central Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Lakota 17-4 on Monday. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Reid Wikel made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Wikel was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 games.
Blake Finneran
| 04/21/25 @ Lakota | 3 |
| 03/29/25 vs Toledo Christian | 3 |
| 04/11/25 @ Danbury | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Woodmore | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ St. Paul | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Finneran, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. He has become a key player for St. Mary Central Catholic: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Austin Gill, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
St. Mary Central Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central Catholic fell victim to New Riegel and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Blue Jackets, falling 7-0.
The victory snapped St. Mary Central Catholic's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-5 record. As for St. Joseph Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
St. Joseph Central Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. St. Mary Central Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for St. Joseph Central Catholic, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will St. Mary Central Catholic keep running through batters, or will the Crimson Streaks buck the trend?
St. Mary Central Catholic took their win against St. Joseph Central Catholic in their previous matchup on April 4th by a conclusive 11-1 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Crimson Streaks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
