Westminster Christian has gone 3-0 against Lutheran recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Westminster Christian Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lutheran Cougars at 4:15 p.m. Westminster Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
If Westminster Christian beats Lutheran with five runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Westminster Christian's pitcher stepped up to hand Lutheran South a 5-0 shutout on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Not much got past Charlie Berkmeyer, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Lutheran South off the board. Berkmeyer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Abby Milgie was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Branstetter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Westminster Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lutheran South only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over Seckman two weeks ago, taking the game 12-8.
Westminster Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Westminster Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Lutheran in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, winning 12-8. Does Westminster Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lutheran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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