Softball Preview: Lutheran Cougars vs. Seckman Jaguars
The Lutheran Cougars will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Seckman Jaguars, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m.
On Wednesday, Lutheran came up short against St. Joseph's Academy and fell 10-7.
Meanwhile, Seckman made easy work of Mehlville on Wednesday and carried off an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Aedin Dempsey spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up ten Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Payton Bantle was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Knoll, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seckman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 38.9%.
Lutheran now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Seckman, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
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