Softball Preview: South Milwaukee Rockets vs. Milwaukee Lutheran Red Knights
South Milwaukee is 6-0 against Milwaukee Lutheran since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The South Milwaukee Rockets have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Milwaukee Lutheran Red Knights at 4:30 p.m. South Milwaukee knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Milwaukee Lutheran likes a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, South Milwaukee gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let New Berlin West onto the board and left with an 11-0 win.
Ellie Brzek made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Brzek was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, South Milwaukee got a massive performance out of Sophie Lessard, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Emily Martinez, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee Lutheran is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 24-6 to Waukesha South on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Milwaukee Lutheran has lost by exactly 18 runs.
Nakayla Farrell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniyah Taylor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
South Milwaukee's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Milwaukee Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Milwaukee Lutheran's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: South Milwaukee hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .393. It's a different story for Milwaukee Lutheran, though, as they've only averaged .124. Will they be able to contain South Milwaukee's hitters?
Everything went South Milwaukee's way against Milwaukee Lutheran in their previous meeting two weeks ago as South Milwaukee made off with a 32-0 win. Does South Milwaukee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Milwaukee Lutheran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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