Baseball Preview: Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles vs. Dawson School Mustangs
Rocky Mountain Lutheran is 0-5 against Dawson School since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles will be playing at home against the Dawson School Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran pushed their score to six the last time they played Elbert, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. Rocky Mountain Lutheran fell just short of Elbert by a score of 2-1. Rocky Mountain Lutheran has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justus Cunningham, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Rocky Mountain Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 18 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Dawson School was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Lyons by a score of 4-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Dawson School has scored all season.
Charles Heathwood was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Milo Richtel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Dawson School, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Rocky Mountain Lutheran has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Dawson School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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