Lutheran South Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the St. Joseph Flyers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lutheran South Academy will head into Tuesday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a 11-run game in their last game. They fell just short of Cypress Christian by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Lutheran South Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Indians and snuck past 3-2.
The team relied heavily on Aleyna St Jean, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mady Rodriguez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Lutheran South Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for St. Joseph, they pushed their record up to 31-4-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Lutheran South Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Joseph in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lutheran South Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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