It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but St. John's Northwestern Military Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Catholic Central Hilltoppers out 7-6. This was a revenge game for St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, as the team was forced to settle for an 11-1 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
Matthias Ericksen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Ericksen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nate Schreiber, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jack Dietrich, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Catholic Central's side, Alex Vogt was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Schultz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
St. John's Northwestern Military Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Catholic Central, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
St. John's Northwestern Military Academy will be playing at home against Kenosha Christian Life at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy is facing Kenosha Christian Life at the right time seeing as Kenosha Christian Life is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Catholic Central, they will be playing at home against Lake Country Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Country Lutheran is coming into the contest with six straight wins on the road, so Catholic Central will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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