The Indianapolis Lutheran Saints will be playing at home against the Perry Meridian Falcons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Indianapolis Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Indianapolis Lutheran lost 11-3 to Triton Central on Thursday. Indianapolis Lutheran has struggled against Triton Central recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Ryan Redding was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Redding was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Nate Hughes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Perry Meridian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Artesians a 1-0 shutout.
Austin McNabb looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Perry Meridian's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carson Woods, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Indianapolis Lutheran's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-13. As for Perry Meridian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Indianapolis Lutheran hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Perry Meridian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Indianapolis Lutheran came up short against Perry Meridian in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, falling 8-3. Thankfully for Indianapolis Lutheran, Gavyn Baird (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched) 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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