Baseball Recap: Lutheran Crusaders vs. Rockford Christian Royal Lions
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Lutheran ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Rockford Christian Royal Lions out 7-6. That's two games straight that Lutheran has won by just one run.
Logan Curington looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Colin Courier was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Luke Carlson, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Rockford Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Lutheran will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rockford Christian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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