Lutheran had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Discovery Canyon Thunder as they made off with an 8-2 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lutheran also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Eli Morgan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Konner Nelson was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Cates, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Discovery Canyon's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hugh Tarpenning, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. As for Discovery Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Lutheran will be playing in front of their home fans against Northfield at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Discovery Canyon, they will head out on the road to square off against Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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