Baseball Preview: Lake Country Lutheran Lightning vs. Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves
Lake Country Lutheran is 8-2 against Living Word Lutheran since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lake Country Lutheran Lightning will head out on the road to square off against the Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. Lake Country Lutheran is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Lake Country Lutheran will head out to face Living Word Lutheran after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Lake Country Lutheran took a 16-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (ten), Lake Country Lutheran still had to take the loss.
Gavin Skrzypchak stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Schieffer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Living Word Lutheran narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Luther Prep 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Living Word Lutheran.
The team relied heavily on Easton Oliver, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Owen Sather, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Lake Country Lutheran's loss ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-2. As for Living Word Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Lake Country Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Living Word Lutheran in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Country Lutheran 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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