Mayer Lutheran is 1-9 against Le Sueur-Henderson since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mayer Lutheran Crusaders will be playing at home against the Le Sueur-Henderson Giants at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mayer Lutheran: 3.6, Le Sueur-Henderson: 1.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Mayer Lutheran beats Le Sueur-Henderson with 13 runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Mayer Lutheran's pitcher stepped up to hand New Life Academy a 13-0 shutout on Saturday. Considering Mayer Lutheran has won three games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Mayer Lutheran got a great performance from Jackson Steen as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Steen has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Isaiah Ingram was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Bates, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Le Sueur-Henderson's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Southwest Christian by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Le Sueur-Henderson has scored all season.
Mayer Lutheran pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Le Sueur-Henderson, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Mayer Lutheran suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Le Sueur-Henderson in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Mayer Lutheran avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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