It was a good run, but Dominican unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Martin Luther Spartans by a score of 5-4. Dominican was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Martin Luther apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Michael Cruz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Wahlen, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Dominican didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Martin Luther's side, Jackson Boeshaar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Boeshaar was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Nathan Wolf and Brendan Scheel did most of the damage at the plate: Wolf scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Scheel scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Wolf is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Tino Pozos was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Dominican's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Martin Luther, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Dominican is on the road again on Saturday to play Shoreland Lutheran at 11:00 a.m. Dominican is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season. As for Martin Luther, they will be playing at home against Living Word Lutheran at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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