St. John's Northwestern Military Academy and St. Francis are an even 5-5 against one another  since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The St. John's Northwestern Military Academy Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Francis Mariners at 4:30  p.m.  on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. John's Northwestern Military Academy has three straight  victories, St. Francis has four straight  defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
 Last Tuesday, St. John's Northwestern Military Academy narrowly escaped with a  win as the  squad sidled past Kenosha Christian Life  8-6.
  David Schroettner made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound,   not allowing a single  earned run and  only two  hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Schroettner has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't  given up  more than two  walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schroettner was also solid in the batter's box,  scoring a  run and  stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
 In other batting news,  the team  relied heavily on  Damien Dax, who  scored three  runs while  getting on base  in all five of his plate appearances.  Nathan Tiffany was another key contributor,  scoring a  run while  getting on base  in all three of his plate appearances.
 Meanwhile, St. Francis came up short against Heritage Christian on Thursday and fell  6-3.
 St. John's Northwestern Military Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-8. As for St. Francis, their loss  ended  a  three-game streak of wins at home  and  dropped them to 6-9.
 St. John's Northwestern Military Academy took their  win against St. Francis  when the teams last played  back in April of 2023 by a conclusive  14-4. Will St. John's Northwestern Military Academy repeat their success,  or does  St. Francis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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