Martin Luther is 0-10 against St. Joseph since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Martin Luther Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the St. Joseph Lancers at 4:30 p.m. Martin Luther is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Martin Luther had to settle for a 10-9 loss against St. Joseph.
Nastacio Sanchez put in work no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Sanchez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Tino Pozos and Brendan Scheel stepped up to the plate in a big way. Pozos scored three runs while going 3-for-5, while Scheel scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Wolf, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Martin Luther didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Martin Luther's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for St. Joseph, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
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