Baseball Preview: Lake Country Lutheran Lightning vs. Brookfield Academy Blue Knights
The Lake Country Lutheran Lightning will head out on the road to square off against the Brookfield Academy Blue Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Country Lutheran will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Lake Country Lutheran will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 16) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Waupun 3-1.
Jack Poellot made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Poellot has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Poellot was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Poellot wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Skrzypchak, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Brookfield Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Francis. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Brookfield Academy has scored all season.
Luke Rogutich was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Tracy, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Lake Country Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Brookfield Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lake Country Lutheran has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Brookfield Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Lake Country Lutheran's way against Brookfield Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Lake Country Lutheran made off with a 12-0 victory. Does Lake Country Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brookfield Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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