Lutheran South and Cor Jesu Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2015, but likely not for long. The Lutheran South Lancers will be playing at home against Cor Jesu Academy at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lutheran South will be strutting in after a win while Cor Jesu Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Lutheran South will head into Monday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 11-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Valley Park on Monday. Lutheran South sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over Valley Park.
Danielle Duke made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Moore, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP.
Lutheran South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Cor Jesu Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Lindbergh on Friday and fell 14-13. The defeat continues a trend for Cor Jesu Academy in their matchups with Lindbergh: they've now lost six in a row.
Lutheran South's win bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Cor Jesu Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 17-11.
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