St. Catherine extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 3-7 in the process. They came up short against the St. Thomas More Cavaliers, falling 12-2. The Angels were not able to make up for their loss to the Cavaliers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for St. Thomas More, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The result was nothing new for St. Thomas More, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
For St. Thomas More's part, Ethan Rudolph was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rudolph was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since April 3rd.
In other pitching news, Austin Adamczewski looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Dodge, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. St. Thomas More is undefeated when Dodge posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Luke Mrazek was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
St. Thomas More has already played their next contest, a 12-1 win against Racine Saint Catherine?s/Racine Lutheran on the 1st. Hopefully St. Catherine's paid attention to the Cavaliers' matchup: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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