On Friday, Lutheran faced Erie in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lutheran Lions were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over the Erie Tigers. Considering the Lions have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ella Faries was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Faries was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other pitching news, Annie Schroeder tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Meredith Barnhart, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiley Glenn, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lutheran kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in 13 consecutive matchups.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Erie, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7.
Lutheran wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 16-1 win against Lewis-Palmer on the 7th. Erie has also already played their next contest, a 10-4 victory against Frederick on the 8th.
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