The St. John Lutheran Saints will take on the Riverside Christian Wranglers in a tournament on Friday. St. John Lutheran will be strutting in after a win while Riverside Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, St. John Lutheran needed a bit of extra time to put away Bronson. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 9-3 victory. Considering the Saints have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Riverside Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Countryside Christian on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 11-8 to the Minutemen. The Wranglers just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Haiden Duke was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Duke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gabe Pate was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Jace Fowler, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Riverside Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Riverside Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for St. John Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
St. John Lutheran skirted past Riverside Christian 5-3 in their previous meeting back in February. Does St. John Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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