The Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Teresa Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Teresa will be up against a hot Warrensburg-Latham squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Warrensburg-Latham blew past Tri-City 16-1 on Thursday. Considering the Cardinals have won three matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Nick Shelsta, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Those home runs were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Bridges, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Warrensburg-Latham was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, St. Teresa got themselves on the board against Westminster Christian on Saturday, but Westminster Christian never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Warriors. Considering the Bulldogs' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Warrensburg-Latham pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average this season. As for St. Teresa, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-6 record.
Everything went Warrensburg-Latham's way against St. Teresa when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Warrensburg-Latham made off with a 17-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Warrensburg-Latham since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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