The West Lutheran Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the PACT Charter Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
West Lutheran fell victim to Heritage Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of Heritage Christian by a score of 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with Heritage Christian: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask PACT Charter). They walked away with an 8-3 victory over North Lakes Academy on Tuesday.
Asher Nyquist made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Those RBI were his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zachary Sloth, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those runs marked the first that he has scored this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zac Grawey, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
West Lutheran now has a losing record of 2-3. As for PACT Charter, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
West Lutheran got the 'W' when the teams last played on April 10th against PACT Charter by a conclusive 11-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors 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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