Baseball Preview: Lutheran Lions vs. Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks
The Lutheran Lions will be playing at home against the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Lutheran has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lutheran took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They skirted past Air Academy 6-5.
Asher Clark tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lutheran saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Konner Nelson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain won against Palmer Ridge on Wednesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Cheyenne Mountain came out on top against Rampart by a score of 8-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cheyenne Mountain.
Cheyenne Mountain also got a great performance from Jack Erlander as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Kaiden Carlson was incredible, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4. Ryan O'Hearn was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 12-8-1. As for Cheyenne Mountain, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Lutheran hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cheyenne Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over Cheyenne Mountain in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 4-1. Does Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cheyenne Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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