Faith Lutheran lost against St. Rita back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Faith Lutheran Crusaders took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Rita Mustangs. That's two games in a row now that Faith Lutheran has lost by exactly three runs.
Konner Brown was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Faith Lutheran saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Sideco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Faith Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Rita only tossed five.
On St. Rita's side, they got a great performance from Nick Antonowicz as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
This is the second loss in a row for Faith Lutheran and nudges their season record down to 13-6. As for St. Rita, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-5.
Faith Lutheran will take on Green Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Faith Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for St. Rita, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Fenwick at 4:30 p.m. St. Rita is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
