Brookfield Academy and Living Word Lutheran are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Blue Knights will welcome the Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brookfield Academy has three straight victories, Living Word Lutheran has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
The scorekeeper got an easy start last Tuesday as neither Brookfield Academy nor Catholic Central made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Blue Knights never let the Hilltoppers get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering the Blue Knights have won three games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Makenna Best made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Lila Mason
| 04/15/25 @ Catholic Central | 5 |
| 04/08/25 vs St. Francis | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Catholic Memorial | 2 |
| 05/21/24 vs Hustisford/Dodgeland | 1 |
| 05/13/24 vs Cedar Grove-Belgium | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lila Mason, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI and one double. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Leora Schmidt, who went 1-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Living Word Lutheran scored the most runs they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Catholic Central.
Living Word Lutheran saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eliza Anderson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one triple.
Brookfield Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Living Word Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Brookfield Academy's way against Living Word Lutheran in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Brookfield Academy made off with a 15-0 victory. Do the Blue Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Timberwolves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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