The Racine Lutheran Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sheboygan South Redwings at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Racine Lutheran's favor as the team sits on 13 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Sheboygan South has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
On Thursday, Racine Lutheran made easy work of St. Thomas More and carried off an 11-1 victory.
Iyana Garza was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Garza has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garza was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ella Harris and Jordan Ramos did most of the damage at the plate: Harris scored two runs, while Ramos scored a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alexis Kiedrowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sheboygan South fell victim to Pulaski and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 20-0 to the Red Raiders.
Racine Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Sheboygan South, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
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