Thurston-Cuming County will challenge the Lincoln Lutheran Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Thurston-Cuming County needed a bit of extra time to put away Arlington. They skirted past the Eagles 10-9. The victory was familiar territory for Thurston-Cuming County, who have now won three matchups in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jaxen Breitbarth, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Zander Welsh, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lincoln Lutheran). They blew past Falls City 15-3 on Monday. With that win, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 8 runs per game.
Owen Holle and Dane Portsche made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Holle struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Portsche pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Holle has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Holle scored a run while going 3-for-5, while Portsche went 2-for-4 with one RBI. That run marked the first that Holle scored this season.
In other pitching news, Brecken Mumaugh looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Gavin Cornell was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Kolt Fiddler was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Lincoln Lutheran kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Lincoln Lutheran and bumps their season record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Thurston-Cuming County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
