The Altoona Railroaders will challenge the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Altoona not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 25th (when they won 7-1). Everything went their way against Amery as they made off with a 9-3 victory. The Railroaders haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Lake Country Lutheran entered their tilt with Luther Prep on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 12-7 victory over the Phoenix.
David Nehls looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Country Lutheran let Grant Manthei and Gabe Snyder run wild. Manthei went 4-for-5 with four RBI and one run, while Snyder went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four hits gave Manthei a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Manthei, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Lake Country Lutheran kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in six consecutive matchups.
Lake Country Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Altoona, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10.
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