Baseball Game Preview: Eagle Ridge Academy vs. Mayer Lutheran Crusaders

Eagle Ridge Academy are taking a road trip to challenge the Mayer Lutheran Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Eagle Ridge Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

Spectrum hit Eagle Ridge Academy with a six-run seventh inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Eagle Ridge Academy took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Spectrum. Eagle Ridge Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jay Williams made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Jojo Christenson also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Meanwhile, Mayer Lutheran was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against West Lutheran by a score of 6-2. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Mayer Lutheran got a big performance out of Seth Aurich, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Aurich a new career-high. Isaiah Ingram was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Mayer Lutheran picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-6. As for Eagle Ridge Academy, they now have a losing record of 5-6.