Sibley East and Mayer Lutheran are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Sibley East Wolverines will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mayer Lutheran Crusaders at 4:00 p.m.
Sibley East's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Belle Plaine on Friday. They lost 15-0 to the Tigers. Sibley East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mayer Lutheran gave up the first runs last Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past West Lutheran 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mayer Lutheran.
McKenzie Mitteness spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Alyssa Lunow and Bree Noerenberg did most of the damage at the plate: Lunow scored two runs and stole three bases, while Noerenberg scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Noerenberg has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Sibley East's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Mayer Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
Everything went Sibley East's way against Mayer Lutheran in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Sibley East made off with a 20-13 victory. Does Sibley East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mayer Lutheran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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