With a playoff game on the line, Lutheran rose to the challenge on Monday. They never let the Alden-Hebron Green Giants onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Lutheran as they're now sitting on three straight.
Mason Keller tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gaven Metcalf and Bane Workman did most of the damage at the plate: Metcalf scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Workman scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Colin Courier, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Alden-Hebron's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Spencer Zaccone, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
The win got Lutheran back to even at 10-10-1. As for Alden-Hebron, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Lutheran will head out on the road to square off against Dakota at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Alden-Hebron does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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