Baseball Recap: Lincoln Christian Crusaders vs. South Sioux City Cardinals
Lincoln Christian can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match in their second game on Saturday. Everything went their way against the South Sioux City Cardinals as the Lincoln Christian Crusaders made off with a 17-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Lincoln Christian who now have four in a row.
Grant DeHaan made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). DeHaan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. DeHaan was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Reiling, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Drew Mittan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On South Sioux City's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Lincoln Christian pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.3 runs. As for South Sioux City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-6.
Lincoln Christian will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Gross Catholic at 5:00 p.m. As for South Sioux City, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 17-7 defeat vs. Seward on the 13th.
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