Las Vegas faced Faith Lutheran in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 10-9. The Wildcats have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
GAGE MCCOWN was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one triple and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of BRYDEN BULL, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Las Vegas' defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Faith Lutheran, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Las Vegas will take on Coronado at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Faith Lutheran, they will be taking part in a tournament against Jesuit at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The Marauders' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Crusaders' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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