Cardinals
| 04/25/25 @ Fort Calhoun | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Roncalli Catholic | 1 |
| 04/12/25 vs Benson | 20 |
| 04/12/25 vs Bryan | 19 |
| 04/10/25 @ Twin River | 2 |
| + 7 more games |
South Sioux City is 1-9 against Skutt Catholic since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the SkyHawks at 11:00 a.m. South Sioux City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
South Sioux City might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-1 to Fort Calhoun, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Skutt Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles a 5-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Bubba Day's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nate Christensen was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Jace Ziola was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Skutt Catholic pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for South Sioux City, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
South Sioux City suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Skutt Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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