Saints
| 05/04/26 vs Foothill | 0 |
| 04/30/26 vs Troy | 14 |
| 04/29/26 @ Sunny Hills | 1 |
| 04/28/26 @ Foothill | 1 |
| 04/23/26 vs Sunny Hills | 10 |
| + 21 more games |
The Crean Lutheran Saints will head out on the road to take on the Esperanza Aztecs at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Crean Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.
Crean Lutheran is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Foothill on Monday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 7-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Saints were not able to get on the board.
Villa Park hit Esperanza with a eight-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Aztecs lost 13-3 to the Spartans. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Esperanza saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacie Jerotz, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run.
Esperanza has also been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. As for Crean Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Crean Lutheran hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Esperanza struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Crean Lutheran might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from Esperanza in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Saints avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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