The Lutheran West Longhorns will square off against the Rocky River Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lutheran West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Lutheran West's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Bedford's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Longhorns put the hurt on the Bearcats with a sharp 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.
Connor Schneider spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Lutheran West is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 4-9-1 otherwise.

Omar Biascochea
| 05/11/26 @ Bedford | 3 |
| 05/07/26 @ St. Vincent-St. Mary | 3 |
| 04/27/26 @ Harvey | 2 |
| 04/24/26 vs Black River | 2 |
| 04/30/26 @ Independence | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
On the hitting side, Omar Biascochea was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Lutheran West is undefeated when Biascochea posts two or more runs, but 3-9-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Christian Kelly, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Lutheran West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bedford only managed six.
Meanwhile, Rocky River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 8-1 to Westlake.
Rocky River now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Lutheran West, their win bumped their record up to 7-9-1.
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