Racine Park is on an 18-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and St. Catherine a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Racine Park Panthers will host the St. Catherine's Angels at 12:00 p.m. Racine Park has given up an average of 11.7 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Racine Park came up short against Oak Creek on Friday, falling 22-2.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but St. Catherine's ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Dominican 3-2. The win was some much needed relief for the Angels as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
Stephen Strasweski and Issac Cantu made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Strasweski struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Cantu pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Strasweski went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and one double, while Cantu got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. Cantu also got three hits, which is notable because St. Catherine's is 2-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 2-9 otherwise.
St. Catherine's victory bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Racine Park, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Racine Park might still be hurting after the 21-5 defeat they got from St. Catherine's when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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