The New Berlin West Vikings will take on the St. Thomas More Cavaliers on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Berlin West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat St. Catherine's by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 23-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. Everything went their way against Racine Lutheran/Prairie as they made off with a 9-0 victory.
Manny Sostre made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Ethan Rudolph was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Luke Mrazek was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
New Berlin West's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for St. Thomas More, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Everything went New Berlin West's way against St. Thomas More in their previous meeting back in June of 2024, as New Berlin West made off with a 10-4 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Cavaliers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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