The Sierra Lutheran Falcons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Battle Mountain Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Sierra Lutheran will be strutting in after a victory while Battle Mountain will be coming in after a defeat.
While Sierra Lutheran's win against Silver Stage wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Sierra Lutheran sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Silver Stage on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sierra Lutheran.
Drew Gleiser and Joseph Seddon made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gleiser tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Seddon struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Gleiser has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Gleiser scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Seddon scored a run while going 1-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Anton Granata, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. Their tough 17-11 defeat to Pershing County might stick with them for a while. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Sierra Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-8 record this season. As for Battle Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
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