The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Bonanza Bengals at 7:00 p.m. Faith Lutheran will be strutting in after a victory while Bonanza will be coming in after a defeat.
Faith Lutheran is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Faith Lutheran was ranked second). Everything went Faith Lutheran's way against Centennial on Wednesday as Faith Lutheran made off with an 8-1 win.
Ace Hansen tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nathan Keyes, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Benjamin Lovering, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Bonanza's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to Silverado. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Bonanza has not been shut out since back in March.
Faith Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7-1 record this season. As for Bonanza, their loss dropped their record down to 12-15.
Everything went Faith Lutheran's way against Bonanza in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 as Faith Lutheran made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Faith Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bonanza turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
