Illinois Lutheran is on a five-game streak of home losses, Grace Christian Academy a 15-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Illinois Lutheran Chargers will take on the Grace Christian Academy Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Illinois Lutheran will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Illinois Lutheran is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Grace Christian Academy by a score of 11-8 on Tuesday.
Zach Rodrigues made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rodrigues was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Rodrigues wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Biesterfeld, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Illinois Lutheran made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-11. As for Grace Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
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