Softball Game Preview: Rock Falls Leaves Home

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 8:08am

Softball Preview: Rock Falls Rockets vs. Lutheran Crusaders

Rock Falls is 10-0 against Lutheran since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Rock Falls Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Lutheran Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. Rock Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.

Rock Falls is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They took a 15-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sycamore.

Jeslyn Krueger made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Abi Skibinskie, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Even though they lost, Rock Falls lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Lutheran lost 10-3 to Byron on Tuesday. Lutheran has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Rock Falls' record is now 9-13. As for Lutheran, their record now sits at 2-13.

Rock Falls skirted past Lutheran 5-3 in their previous meeting on April 8th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Falls since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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