Baseball Recap: Will Van Laanen can't quite lead Homestead over Wisconsin Lutheran

By Team Reports May 23, 2024, 11:38am

Baseball Recap: Homestead Highlanders vs. Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings

Homestead won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They lost 14-4 to the Wisconsin Lutheran Vikings.

Homestead saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Van Laanen, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lucas Wirth, who scored two runs while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.

Homestead's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Wisconsin Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Homestead is on the road again on Thursday to play Germantown at 5:00 p.m. As for Wisconsin Lutheran, they will challenge St. Joseph at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.

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