Luther Prep had lost three straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 4-7 to make it four. They fell just short of the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning by a score of 4-3. The Phoenix were not able to make up for their defeat to the Lightning from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
Brice Gosch put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 7.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Gosch wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Schwartz, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
As for Lake Country Lutheran, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games.
On Lake Country Lutheran's side, Tate Hagen and Gabe Snyder did most of the damage at the plate: Hagen went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double, while Snyder went 2-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was Snyder's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Manthei, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lake Country Lutheran beat Luther Prep by a score of 11-1 later that day.
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