On Tuesday, the Lutheran Lions came up short against the O'Connor Eagles and fell 4-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lutheran has scored all season.
Lutheran got a good showing from Jack Poe, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Asher Clark relieved him and did a solid job, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On O'Connor's side, they got a great performance from Carter Daly as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, O'Connor saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ky McGary, who went 2-for-3 with a triple. James Carr was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1. As for O'Connor, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
Lutheran didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-6 loss vs. Cactus Shadows on the 19th. As for O'Connor, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Shadow Ridge at 3:45 p.m. Shadow Ridge is on a three-game streak of home wins, O'Connor a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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