The Indianapolis Lutheran Saints will challenge the Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Greenwood Christian Academy is hoping to do on Tuesday what Southport couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Indianapolis Lutheran's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Indianapolis Lutheran's pitcher stepped up to hand Southport a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Indianapolis Lutheran has won by exactly two runs.
Not much got past Brooklyn Barger, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Southport off the board. Barger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kayla Burns, who went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Christian Academy fell victim to Pike and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 17-0 to the Red Devils.
Greenwood Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Doyle, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Indianapolis Lutheran's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-9. As for Greenwood Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Greenwood Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Indianapolis Lutheran has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Greenwood Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Indianapolis Lutheran keep running through batters, or will Greenwood Christian Academy buck the trend?
Indianapolis Lutheran came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenwood Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, sneaking past 3-2. Does Indianapolis Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenwood Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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