Milwaukee Lutheran had lost 14 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped down to 0-12 to make it 15. They lost 36-3 to the University School of Milwaukee Wildcats. The Red Knights lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in May of 2018, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 5-4 score last time.
Milwaukee Lutheran saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Thompson, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Those hits marked the first that Thompson has got this season.
As for University School of Milwaukee, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-8. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
On University School of Milwaukee's side, Landon Tegge was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Tegge a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, University School of Milwaukee got a massive performance out of Willy McGregor, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, nine RBI, and three runs. Those four hits gave McGregor a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nathan Liberman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBI.
Coming up, Milwaukee Lutheran will square off against West Allis Central at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.93 runs per game on average), something the Red Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for University School of Milwaukee, they will challenge Catholic Central at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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