Faith Lutheran waltzed into their game on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Aquinas Falcons and snuck past 2-1.
Chase Sorlie spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Faith Lutheran's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kingston Kela, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Aquinas' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Schmidt, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Faith Lutheran pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Aquinas, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-4.
Faith Lutheran will be playing at home against Bishop Verot at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bishop Verot: 1.6, Faith Lutheran: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Aquinas, they will head out on the road to square off against Gloucester Catholic at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Aquinas has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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