Baseball Preview: Lake Country Lutheran Lightning vs. Luther Prep Phoenix
The Lake Country Lutheran Lightning will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Luther Prep Phoenix at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Country Lutheran's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against University School of Milwaukee by a score of 5-0.
Not much got past Jack Poellot, who gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep University School of Milwaukee off the board. Poellot has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lake Country Lutheran let Gavin Skrzypchak and Carter Leibham loose on the outfield. Skrzypchak scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Leibham went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Brendon Flinton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Luther Prep narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Brookfield Academy 7-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Luther Prep.
Lake Country Lutheran's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Luther Prep, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11.
Lake Country Lutheran took their victory against Luther Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 17-3. Will Lake Country Lutheran repeat their success, or does Luther Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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