The Valley Lutheran Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the Laker Lakers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley Lutheran's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Laker's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Valley Lutheran fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup 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 big at the plate, 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.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Laker made sure to put some runs up on the board against Vassar on Thursday. The Lakers blew past the Vulcans 11-0. Considering the Lakers' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Laker pushed their record up to 7-5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Valley Lutheran, their record now sits at 9-4.
Valley Lutheran skirted past Laker 3-2 in their previous meeting last Monday. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lakers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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