Principia extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping them down to 2-5. They lost 15-0 to the Lutheran North Crusaders. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
As for Lutheran North, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games.
For Lutheran North's part, Kyler Reno made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Reno a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Osar Tate and Jace Bateman did most of the damage at the plate: Tate went 1-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple, while Bateman went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Tate has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Addison Reynolds, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Coming up, Principia will face off against Bishop DuBourg at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lutheran North, they will challenge Westminster Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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