Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer will square off against the St. Paul/Palmer Wildcats on Tuesday. Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
St. Paul/Palmer will be up against a hot Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer blew past Louisville 13-2 on Friday. The match marked Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer's most dominant victory of the season.
04/25/25 @ Louisville | 10 |
03/27/25 vs Crete | 6 |
04/10/25 @ Douglas County West | 4 |
03/31/25 @ Arlington | 4 |
03/22/25 vs Adams Central | 4 |
Elliot Reeson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Isaac Guenther was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer is 5-1 when Guenther posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. Colby Anderson was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .475. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
St. Paul/Palmer couldn't beat Central City/Centura on Tuesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the seventh inning. The Wildcats fell 9-4 to the Kernels. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Kernels: they've now lost nine in a row.
St. Paul/Palmer saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Majerus, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for St. Paul/Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Paul/Palmer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer's way against St. Paul/Palmer in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, as Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.