The Luther Prep Phoenix will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning at 4:30 p.m. Luther Prep will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Luther Prep will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Brookfield Academy out 7-5.
Meanwhile, Lake Country Lutheran came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 5-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Jack Poellot's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gavin Skrzypchak and Carter Leibham did most of the damage at the plate: Skrzypchak scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Leibham went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. Preston Manthei was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Luther Prep's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Lake Country Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Luther Prep might still be hurting after the 17-3 defeat they got from Lake Country Lutheran when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Luther Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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