If Luverne was riding high fresh off their 15-5 takedown of Blue Earth on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cardinals fell just short of the Esko Eskomos by a score of 4-3 on Saturday. The loss was the Cardinals' first of the season.
Carter Sehr was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Sehr was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Layke Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Maddux Domagala, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Luverne fell to 3-1.
Coming up, Luverne will welcome Fairmont at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Esko, they will square off against Marshall at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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