For the second straight game, Lutheran North will face off against Whitfield. The Crusaders will square off against the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Lutheran North's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last seven matches.
While Lutheran North didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Whitfield on Tuesday as they made off with a 10-4 win. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
For Whitfield's part, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laith Siddiqi, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Mark Portis was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Lutheran North's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Whitfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
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