The Lutheran West Longhorns will head out on the road to face off against the Lutheran North Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lutheran West knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Lutheran North likes a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, Lutheran West gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Cardinal Ritter College Prep as Lutheran West made off with a 17-1 win.
Steven Alferink was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Alferink was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eric Dill, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Adam Flachbart, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Lutheran North's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-2 walloping at the hands of MICDS. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Lutheran North couldn't push the score so high this time.
Lutheran West's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lutheran North, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
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