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| 03/27/24 - Away | 9-4 W |
| 04/16/19 - Neutral | 13-2 W |
| 03/26/19 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/17/18 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/18/17 - Away | 22-4 W |
| 04/22/16 - Home | 13-0 W |
Lutheran has gone a perfect 6-0 against Duchesne recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cougars will welcome the Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Lutheran needed a bit of extra time to put away Mexico. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since May 9, 2024.
Meanwhile, Duchesne entered their tilt with St. Mary's on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with nine. They beat the Dragons by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 20-2. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by seven runs or more this season.
Duchesne got a big performance out of Jaymeson Forest, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cayden Wolfe, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Duchesne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Duchesne's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 2-9.
Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Duchesne when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 9-4. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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