Cardinals
| 05/15/25 @ Sleepy Eye | 10-5 |
| 05/13/25 vs Windom | 12-2 |
| 05/08/25 @ St. James | 8-1 |
| 05/08/25 vs St. James | 11-4 |
| 05/06/25 vs Jackson County Central | 10-0 |
| + 3 more games |
Luverne waltzed into their game on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Sleepy Eye Indians.
Carter Sehr and Blake Sauer were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Sehr struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Sauer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Sehr went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI, while Sauer went 2-for-3 with one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Lais, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Joshua Hansen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Luverne was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Luverne pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Sleepy Eye, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season.
Luverne will host Adrian/Ellsworth at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Sleepy Eye has already played their next game (against Nicollet), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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