The Tuscola Warriors will face off against the St. Anthony Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuscola easily dispatched Arthur-Okaw Christian on Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Warriors fell just short of Meridian by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Warriors have suffered against the Hawks since May 14, 2021.
Meanwhile, St. Anthony got themselves on the board against Marion on Wednesday, but Marion never followed suit. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 3-0.
Aiden Lauritzen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.
Lauritzen wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ben McDonald, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
St. Anthony hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive games.
St. Anthony is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Tuscola, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Tuscola might still be hurting after the 18-5 defeat they got from St. Anthony in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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