Softball Game Preview: Metro-East Lutheran Knights vs. Wesclin Warriors

The Metro-East Lutheran Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Wesclin Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

On Wednesday, Metro-East Lutheran came up short against Southwestern and fell 10-5. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Piasa Birds: they've now lost seven in a row.

Metro-East Lutheran saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Weber, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Wesclin came into Saturday's matchup having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Vandalia on Saturday, sneaking past 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Warriors have posted since April 10th.

Metro-East Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Wesclin, their win bumped their record up to 6-15.

Metro-East Lutheran couldn't quite get it done against Wesclin when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as they fell 6-3. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.