Genoa-Kingston had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 3-12 to make it 11. They fell 9-5 to the Lutheran Crusaders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-6 on Monday.
As for Lutheran, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-7. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
For Lutheran's part, Nate Ling was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. The Crusaders are undefeated when Ling posts two or more runs, but 3-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Gaven Metcalf, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Genoa-Kingston is set to take on their familiar foe Rock Falls at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Lutheran will face off against rival Rockford Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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