Trinity Lutheran is 9-0 against New Washington since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Trinity Lutheran Cougars will head out on the road to take on the New Washington Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Trinity Lutheran has four straight wins, New Washington has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Trinity Lutheran's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Christian Academy with a sharp 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that Trinity Lutheran has won by exactly ten runs.
Peyton Pollert was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Pollert has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pollert was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blaine Wehmiller, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-1. Jackson Trueblood was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Washington came up short against Shawe Memorial on Thursday and fell 11-6.
Trinity Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for New Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Trinity Lutheran was able to grind out a solid win over New Washington in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 6-2. Will Trinity Lutheran repeat their success, or does New Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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