Baseball Game Preview: Lake Country Lutheran Lightning vs. New Berlin Eisenhower Lions

Lightning

Runs

04/29/25 vs Brookfield Academy	12
04/28/25 @ St. Thomas More	3
04/26/25 @ Waupun	1
04/26/25 @ Lodi	3
04/25/25 vs Fox Valley Lutheran	6
+ 6 more games

The Lake Country Lutheran Lightning will challenge the New Berlin Eisenhower Lions at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lake Country Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Lake Country Lutheran took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Brookfield Academy as they made off with a 12-1 victory. The Lightning haven't had any issues with the Blue Knights recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

The team relied heavily on Jack Poellot, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Snyder, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Lake Country Lutheran always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .593. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Shorewood hit New Berlin Eisenhower with a four-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lions fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Lions have suffered since April 3rd.

Lake Country Lutheran's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for New Berlin Eisenhower, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3-1.