Baseball Preview: Mayer Lutheran Crusaders vs. Central Raiders
Mayer Lutheran is 1-9 against Central since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mayer Lutheran Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Central Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mayer Lutheran comes in on five and Central on six.
Last Thursday, Mayer Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center], taking the game 7-4.
Mayer Lutheran got a great performance from Jackson Steen as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Mayer Lutheran saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Jacobs, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mark Stephenson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Central put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Lester Prairie. Central came out on top against Lester Prairie by a score of 5-0. That's two games straight that Central has won by exactly five runs.
Mayer Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mayer Lutheran came up short against Central when the teams last played on April 4th, falling 6-1. Can Mayer Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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