Michigan Lutheran is 8-2 against New Buffalo since May of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Michigan Lutheran Titans will face off against the New Buffalo Bison at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Michigan Lutheran has three straight victories, New Buffalo has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Michigan Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Eau Claire 17-0. The result was nothing new for Michigan Lutheran, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ty Johnson made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Johnson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last eight games he's played.
In other batting news, Augie Barnes and Ethan Eggert did most of the damage at the plate: Barnes scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Eggert went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Barnes has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jonah Eggert was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but New Buffalo had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Buchanan on Wednesday.
Michigan Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-13 record this season. As for New Buffalo, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-14.
Michigan Lutheran came up short against New Buffalo in their previous meeting on May 14th, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of New Buffalo's Ethan Lijewski, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Now that Michigan Lutheran knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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