The Valley Lutheran Chargers will venture away from home to challenge the Nouvel Catholic Central Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Valley Lutheran needed a bit of extra time to put away Michigan Lutheran Seminary. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Cardinals 5-4. The win continues a trend for the Chargers in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won three in a row.
Trey Flood-Captain made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Ben Diener was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Tyler Belt-Captain also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Nouvel Catholic Central made sure to put some runs up on the board against Carrollton on Friday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Cavaliers with a sharp 12-0 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by six runs or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Nouvel Catholic Central and bumps their season record up to 4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Valley Lutheran, their record is now 4-1.
Valley Lutheran beat Nouvel Catholic Central 8-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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