Baseball Preview: Lutheran Lions vs. Resurrection Christian Cougars
The Lutheran Lions will be playing at home against the Resurrection Christian Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Lutheran suffered a tough 17-6 defeat at the hands of Chatfield.
Eli Morgan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Wade Thewes was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Resurrection Christian put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Basalt as Resurrection Christian made off with a 16-9 victory. Resurrection Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by seven runs or more this season.
Resurrection Christian got a massive performance out of Brayden MacAlmon, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Vincent Fuller, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Lutheran now has a losing record at 4-5-1. As for Resurrection Christian, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lutheran has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Resurrection Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Resurrection Christian when the teams last played back in May of 2022, winning 8-4. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Resurrection Christian's Ryan Ward, who struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Lutheran to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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