Baseball Recap: Lutheran's Run of Six Straight Wins Now Over

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Previous 5 Games

03/18/25 @ Great Hearts Northern Oaks	11-12
03/07/25 vs San Marcos Academy	6-4
03/04/25 @ San Marcos Academy	23-3
03/01/25 vs Valor South Austin	11-1
02/27/25 vs Veritas Academy	17-9

After a string of six wins, Lutheran's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins by a score of 12-11.

Louie Hoch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Jack Fiorenza was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.

Hoch wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Lutheran kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they post 11 or more hits.

Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.

Looking ahead, Lutheran will take on Live Oak Classical at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Live Oak Classical's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Lutheran's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, they will challenge Non Varsity Opponent at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.