The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will be playing at home against the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Faith Lutheran faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Faith Lutheran wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-2 walloping at the hands of Liberty. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Faith Lutheran couldn't push the score so high this time.
Faith Lutheran saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tevai McKenzie, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Faith Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Bishop Gorman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-0 to Rosary Academy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Faith Lutheran has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Bishop Gorman, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1.
Faith Lutheran came up short against Bishop Gorman when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Thankfully for Faith Lutheran, Jordyn Fray (who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (she also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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