Colton came into Saturday's matchup having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse in Saturday's first game as the Colton Wildcats made off with an 18-11 victory. Colton's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Ryan Impson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Skyler Purnell, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
On St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse's side, Dan Mcguire was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Creighton Kauffman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Colton only tossed six.
Colton's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-7. As for St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Colton by a score of 15-12 later that day.
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