Lutheran can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cornerstone Christian Cyclones a 5-0 shutout.
Not much got past Alex Sullivan, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Cornerstone Christian off the board.
On the hitting side, Caleb Cox was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Max Yenchko was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Lutheran's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Cornerstone Christian, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lutheran will square off against Springfield Southeast at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Springfield Southeast will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Cornerstone Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Teresa at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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