Rock Falls has gone 9-1 against Lutheran recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Rockets will host the Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. Rock Falls will be strutting in after a victory while Lutheran will be coming in after a defeat.
Rock Falls is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Stillman Valley with a sharp 17-2 win on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won six in a row.
Austin Castaneda
| 03/31/25 @ Prophetstown | 4 |
| 04/14/25 vs Stillman Valley | 3 |
| 04/10/25 @ Stillman Valley | 3 |
| 04/03/25 vs Freeport | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Byron | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Rock Falls got a massive performance out of Austin Castaneda, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The Rockets are undefeated when Castaneda posts two or more runs, but 2-5-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadon Schulz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Rock Falls was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stillman Valley only posted a batting average of .214.
Meanwhile, Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Byron, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by exactly ten runs.
Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Rock Falls, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1.
Rock Falls beat Lutheran 5-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Rockets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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