The Lutheran Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Lutheran fell victim to a tough 24-5 defeat at the hands of Springfield Southeast. Lutheran has not had much luck with Springfield Southeast recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lutheran saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Gehrke, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pulaski put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lanphier an 18-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Mt. Pulaski as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Mt. Pulaski, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Lutheran came up short against Mt. Pulaski in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 6-1. Can Lutheran avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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