Lutheran West has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the North Olmsted Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran West is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Lutheran West will head into Thursday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Fairview on Thursday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-point defeat they were dealt on Monday. Lutheran West fell just short of Fairview by a score of 11-9.
Leslie Sullivan was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Sullivan has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sullivan was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kailyn Caster made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lutheran West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Olmsted was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Elyria Catholic. That's two games in a row now that North Olmsted has lost by exactly five runs.
Lutheran West dropped their record down to 4-5 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for North Olmsted, their record now sits at 2-6.
Lutheran West suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to North Olmsted in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Lutheran West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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