Duchesne hasn't had much luck against Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pioneers will challenge the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Duchesne is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
20 must be Duchesne's lucky number: they beat St. Mary's with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Pioneers beat the Dragons by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 20-2. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jaymeson Forest was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Wolfe, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Duchesne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Lutheran ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Mexico 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since May 9, 2024.
Duchesne pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Lutheran, their record is now 2-9.
Duchesne couldn't quite get it done against Lutheran when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 9-4. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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