Baseball Preview: Lake Country Lutheran Lightning vs. Luther Prep Phoenix
The Lake Country Lutheran Lightning will be playing in front of their home fans against the Luther Prep Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Country Lutheran is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Lake Country Lutheran stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past University School of Milwaukee 9-1.
Gavin Skrzypchak was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Manthei, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Luther Prep fell victim to Lake Country Lutheran and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Lightning. The loss continues a trend for Luther Prep in their matchups with Lake Country Lutheran: they've now lost four in a row.
Lake Country Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Luther Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Luther Prep's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lake Country Lutheran has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .451. It's a different story for Luther Prep, though, as they've only averaged .335. Will they be able to contain Lake Country Lutheran's hitters?
Lake Country Lutheran took their win against Luther Prep when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 10-0. Will Lake Country Lutheran repeat their success, or does Luther Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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