The Trinity Lutheran Cougars are on the road again on Thursday to play the Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers at 5:30 p.m. Shawe Memorial took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Trinity Lutheran, who comes in off a win.
Trinity Lutheran's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Oldenburg Academy. That three run margin sets a new team best for Trinity Lutheran this season.
Not much got past Kowan Gross, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Oldenburg Academy off the board.
On the hitting side, Trinity Lutheran saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bode Brooks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shawe Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Jac-Cen-Del.
Philip Kahn made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with three stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Jacob Hertz, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Trinity Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-10 record this season. As for Shawe Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Everything went Trinity Lutheran's way against Shawe Memorial when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Trinity Lutheran made off with a 14-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trinity Lutheran since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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