After flying high against St. Agnes last Monday, St. Croix Lutheran came back down to earth. The St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders fell just short of the Nova Classical Academy Knights by a score of 9-8 on Wednesday. St. Croix Lutheran has not had much luck with Nova Classical Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Nova Classical Academy's part, the team relied heavily on Alex Ehlebracht, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Ehlebracht is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
St. Croix Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Nova Classical Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
St. Croix Lutheran will head out on the road to square off against Concordia Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Concordia Academy will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something St. Croix Lutheran surely won't give up without a fight. As for Nova Classical Academy, they will be playing at home against St. Croix Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Croix Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Nova Classical Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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