The Louisville Lions will be taking part in a tournament against the Raymond Central Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Raymond Central took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Louisville, who comes in off a win.
Louisville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Fairbury on Tuesday as they made off with a 22-4 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Lions as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Alex Sorensen made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Louisville is 2-1 when Sorensen allows one or fewer earned runs, but 1-9 otherwise. Sorensen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Tanner Barry
| 04/15/25 vs Fairbury | 4 |
| 04/03/25 @ Raymond Central | 1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Falls City | 1 |
| 03/19/24 vs Auburn | 1 |
In other batting news, Tanner Barry was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Raymond Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Douglas County West on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcon by a score of 5-4. The Mustangs have struggled against the Falcon recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Like Louisville, Raymond Central also got a great game from a two-way player: Tucker Matulka. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Matulka has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. He also hit two doubles, marking his first of the season.
Matulka wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Sykes, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Sykes has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Louisville's victory bumped their record up to 3-10. As for Raymond Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Louisville took their win against Raymond Central in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 16-2 score. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
