After losing to St. Thomas More the last time they met, New Berlin Eisenhower decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The New Berlin Eisenhower Lions came out on top against the St. Thomas More Cavaliers by a score of 7-4 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Berlin Eisenhower.
For St. Thomas More's part, Gabe Schmidt was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Schmidt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Schmidt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Brayden Alivo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
New Berlin Eisenhower is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for St. Thomas More, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Berlin Eisenhower will take on Waukesha South at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for St. Thomas More, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Dominican at 4:30 p.m. St. Thomas More is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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