Valley Lutheran hasn't had much luck against Bagdad recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Valley Lutheran Flames are taking a road trip to square off against the Bagdad Sultans at 4:00 p.m.
Valley Lutheran can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Monday. They fell just short of Antelope by a score of 7-6.
Valley Lutheran saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Larson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bagdad entered their tilt with Antelope last Monday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rams a 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Sultans, who have now won five contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Destry Owings was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Owings was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Zayden Sanders was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Aaron Landers was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-3.
Valley Lutheran might still be hurting after the 24-2 defeat they got from Bagdad in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Can Valley Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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