Baseball Preview: Whitfield Warriors vs. Lutheran North Crusaders
Whitfield is 0-3 against Lutheran North since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Whitfield Warriors will play host again on Friday to welcome the Lutheran North Crusaders, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:15 p.m. Whitfield will be strutting in after a win while Lutheran North will be coming in after a loss.
Whitfield is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Metro on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Whitfield considering their two-run performance the contest before.
The team relied heavily on Mark Portis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Cody Baden was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lutheran North fell victim to Burroughs and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Bombers. Lutheran North just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Lutheran North saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mekhi Walker, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Whitfield made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-5. As for Lutheran North, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
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