The Town East Christian Eagles will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Lutheran Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Town East Christian fell victim to Lutheran and their airtight pitching crew two weeks ago. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 18-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Lutheran's part, Keegan Stinson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Stinson is becoming a predictor of the Mustangs' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 5-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jonathon Parks, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Lutheran was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lutheran's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-9. As for Town East Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Town East Christian suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Lutheran in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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