St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse scored the most runs they've had all season to find success in Saturday's second game. They walked away with a 15-12 win over the Colton Wildcats. With that victory, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Jeff Mackey was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Mackey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dan Mcguire was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Blake Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Colton's side, Joey Hemighaus and Dakota Cook stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hemighaus scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Cook went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Baerlochee, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Colton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse only posted a batting average of .200.
St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse's win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Colton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse will head out on the road to challenge Colton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Colton, they will be playing at home against Genesee at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Colton is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
