The Racine Lutheran/Prairie Crusaders will head out to face off against the Racine Case Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Things were looking good for Racine Lutheran/Prairie after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 10-1 to Kenosha Bradford/Kenosha Reuther.
Racine Case came out on top against Racine Park on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run first inning. The Eagles put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 10-2 victory. The win was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.
Chad Mortensen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for Racine Case: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, Anthony Bull and Michael Neimeyer did most of the damage at the plate: Bull went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles, while Neimeyer went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Bull is becoming a predictor of Racine Case's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb LaMartina, who went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Racine Case always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Racine Lutheran/Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Racine Case, their record is now 5-6.
Racine Lutheran/Prairie suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Racine Case when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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