The East Troy Trojans will face off against the Martin Luther Spartans at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Troy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Big Foot 15-5 on Thursday. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Chiefs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Seth Lingford
| 04/17/25 vs Big Foot | 9 |
| 04/10/25 @ Turner | 8 |
| 05/23/24 vs St. Francis | 8 |
| 04/03/25 @ Palmyra-Eagle | 7 |
| 05/15/24 vs Turner | 7 |
Seth Lingford made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Brayden Phillips was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Connor Sickler, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
East Troy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Big Foot only posted a batting average of .222.
Meanwhile, Martin Luther strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Racine Lutheran/Prairie get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. That 13 run margin sets a new team best for the Spartans this season.
Martin Luther's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for East Troy, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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