Kettle Moraine Lutheran has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Homestead Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kettle Moraine Lutheran's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fox Valley Lutheran 1-0.
Meanwhile, Homestead earned a 7-3 victory over Nicolet on Friday.
Homestead got a great performance from Lucas Wirth as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Wirth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Homestead saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Nuetzel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Beni Levine was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Kettle Moraine Lutheran pushed their record up to 21-3 with that win, which was their 11th straight on the road. As for Homestead, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.
Everything went Kettle Moraine Lutheran's way against Homestead in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Kettle Moraine Lutheran made off with a 10-4 win. Will Kettle Moraine Lutheran repeat their success, or does Homestead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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