The St. Francis Mariners will be playing at home against the Catholic Central Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Francis took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged St. John's Northwestern Military Academy out 4-2.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Kenosha Christian Life 19-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Catholic Central.
Austin Schwenn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Schwenn was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Josh Lubinski was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Alex Vogt was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
St. Francis' victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Catholic Central, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
St. Francis came up short against Catholic Central when the teams last played on May 1st, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vogt, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that St. Francis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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