Baseball Recap: Lutheran West Longhorns vs. Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves
In what's become a running theme this season, Lutheran West gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves with a sharp 10-2 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lutheran West also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Steven Alferink made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Alferink was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Adam Flachbart was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Biascochea, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Lutheran West's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Cuyahoga Heights, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Lutheran West will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cuyahoga Heights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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