The Spring Grove Lions will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Schaeffer Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. Schaeffer Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Spring Grove, who comes in off a win.
If Spring Grove beats Schaeffer Academy with 13 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Spring Grove was the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Houston on Saturday. Considering Spring Grove has won three contests by more than ten runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Ben Udstuen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 4.2 innings pitched. Udstuen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elijah Solum, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ezra Griffin was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, Schaeffer Academy suffered a rough 31-2 loss at the hands of Houston two weeks ago. Schaeffer Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spring Grove's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Schaeffer Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Spring Grove might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from Schaeffer Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Can Spring Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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