The Bishop Machebeuf Buffaloes will face off against the Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bishop Machebeuf has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Rocky Mountain Lutheran will arrive with four straight wins.
Things were looking good for Bishop Machebeuf after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of St. Mary's by a score of 4-3.
Bishop Machebeuf saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miles Edgar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, while Rocky Mountain Lutheran put up plenty of runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Platte Canyon. Rocky Mountain Lutheran was the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Platte Canyon. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Blake Harris was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Noah Lile and Gavin Borchardt did most of the damage at the plate: Lile went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three RBI, while Borchardt scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three RBI gave Lile a new career-high. Abel Alverado was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Platte Canyon only posted a batting average of .077.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Machebeuf, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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