The Laker Lakers will face off against the Valley Lutheran Chargers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Laker will be strutting in after a win while Valley Lutheran will be coming in after a loss.
Laker headed into their last game having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Vassar let them put that streak behind them. The Lakers never let the Vulcans get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Thursday. Considering the Lakers have won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Valley Lutheran fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Michigan Lutheran Seminary on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 6-5. The Chargers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Axel Schuette put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
In other batting news, Dylan Pugh was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That stolen base was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Diener, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run and one double.
Laker's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Valley Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
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