Thursday just wasn't the day for Brookfield Academy's offense. They lost 9-0 to the Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves on Thursday. Brookfield Academy has not had much luck with Living Word Lutheran recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Living Word Lutheran's part, Easton Oliver made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Oliver has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Oliver was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Gavin Weissenburger was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jackson Oliver was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Brookfield Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Living Word Lutheran, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Brookfield Academy will square off against Pius XI Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Living Word Lutheran, they will head out on the road to challenge Ozaukee at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Living Word Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps