The Lutheran West Longhorns will be playing at home against the Benedictine Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran West will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Lutheran West stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Cuyahoga Heights as Lutheran West made off with a 12-5 win.
Eric Dill made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Dill was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Adam Flachbart was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Bryce Groppe was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Benedictine waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Falcons 8-7. That's two games straight that Benedictine has won by just one run.
Lutheran West's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Benedictine, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Lutheran West was able to grind out a solid win over Benedictine in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 5-1. Does Lutheran West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Benedictine turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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