The Christ Our Rock Lutheran Silver Stallions will venture away from home to challenge the Elverado Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Christ Our Rock Lutheran is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Last Monday, Christ Our Rock Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Breese Central, taking the game 4-1.
Emma Williamson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alayna French, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Nalewajka, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Elverado entered their game against Edwards County on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Falcons fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Falcons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Elverado also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Maggie Elson gave up just two earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Elverado saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bridgett Elder, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Christ Our Rock Lutheran's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Elverado, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
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