Baseball Recap: Louisburg Beats Santa Fe Trail for Their Second Straight Win

Louisburg and Santa Fe Trail pushed the score to 12-8 the last time they played Santa Fe Trail, but on Monday defenses reigned supreme. The Wildcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Chargers a 3-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly three runs.

Louisburg got a great performance from Evan Moreland as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched.

At the plate, Louisburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Amren, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another was Luke Schultz, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.

The win made it two in a row for Louisburg and bumps their season record up to 11-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Santa Fe Trail, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Louisburg will welcome Anderson County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Santa Fe Trail, they will be playing at home against Wellsville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chargers are facing the Eagles at the right time seeing as the Eagles are stuck on a three-game losing streak.