Indianapolis Lutheran has been on the road for six straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lawrence North Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Indianapolis Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Indianapolis Lutheran will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory on Saturday. Indianapolis Lutheran came out on top in a nail-biter against Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory and snuck past 10-9. That's two games straight that Indianapolis Lutheran has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Grace King, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Leyla Miller, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
Lawrence North lost 7-1 to Western Boone on Saturday.
Lawrence North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victoria Guyse, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Indianapolis Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Lawrence North, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Indianapolis Lutheran hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lawrence North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Indianapolis Lutheran suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Lawrence North when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Indianapolis Lutheran, Natalie Bozinovski (who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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