Softball Preview: Lutheran West Longhorns vs. Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves
Lutheran West is 0-7-1 against Cuyahoga Heights since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lutheran West Longhorns will head out on the road to challenge the Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lutheran West is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Trinity a 23-0 shutout on Tuesday. Lutheran West might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by ten runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Larissa Sulllivan, who scored two runs while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances. Emmy Hayes was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Heights earned an 18-13 victory over Mayfield on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cuyahoga Heights.
Lutheran West's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Cuyahoga Heights, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season.
Lutheran West suffered a grim 19-3 defeat to Cuyahoga Heights in their previous meeting back in April. Can Lutheran West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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