Baseball Game Preview: Lutheran Northwest Crusaders vs. Lamphere Rams

The Lutheran Northwest Crusaders will square off against the Lamphere Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lutheran Northwest's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lamphere's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Lutheran Northwest is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Grosse Pointe North just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 15-2 to the Norsemen. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Crusaders have suffered since May 7th.

Lamphere couldn't beat Farmington on Friday even though they stacked five runs on them in the seventh inning. The Rams fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 11-10.

Lamphere's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Lutheran Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 24-5.

Everything went Lutheran Northwest's way against Lamphere in their previous matchup back in April, as Lutheran Northwest made off with a 9-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.