Illinois Lutheran is on a five-game streak of home losses, Momence a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Illinois Lutheran Chargers will take on the Momence Momence Athletics at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Illinois Lutheran will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Illinois Lutheran is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with an 11-8 win over Grace Christian Academy on Tuesday.
Zach Rodrigues made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rodrigues was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Rodrigues wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Biesterfeld, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Momence never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Grant Park on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over the Dragons.
Illinois Lutheran made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-11. As for Momence, their victory bumped their record up to 7-14.
Everything went Illinois Lutheran's way against Momence when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Illinois Lutheran made off with a 12-3 win. Does Illinois Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Momence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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