Lutheran had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They never let the Air Academy Kadets onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Nobody will forget Annie Schroeder's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Air Academy's batters): she turned in a perfect game.
At the plate, Aleksia Severson was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with six RBI, a triple, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Reed, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lutheran always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .733. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
Lutheran's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Air Academy, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lutheran will square off against Chatfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Air Academy, they will challenge Lewis-Palmer at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lewis-Palmer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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