Sierra Lutheran has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Incline Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
In Saturday's second game, Sierra Lutheran came up short against Battle Mountain and fell 6-3.
Drew Gleiser was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Incline suffered a tough 15-8 defeat at the hands of Yerington on Saturday. Incline has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bradley Bodel put in work no matter where he played. He tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Bodel was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lucas McNamara made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Arnett, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Sierra Lutheran's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9. As for Incline, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4.
Sierra Lutheran came up short against Incline when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 11-6. Can Sierra Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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