St. Catherine hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Angels will head out on the road to challenge the Lancers at 4:30 p.m. St. Catherine's will be strutting in after a win while St. Joseph will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Catherine's will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Milwaukee Lutheran on Friday. The Angels put the hurt on the Red Knights with a sharp 15-3 victory.
Issac Cantu was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Findlay Lalor, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, St. Joseph was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Germantown. The game marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Mason Ballard was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, St. Joseph saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Kenesie, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base. Peter Visconti was another, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Joseph fell to 4-1. As for St. Catherine's, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
St. Catherine's suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Angels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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