Las Vegas is 0-4 against Faith Lutheran since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Las Vegas Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Las Vegas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Gorman, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Las Vegas was ranked fourth). Las Vegas walked away with an 8-5 win over Bishop Gorman on Thursday.
Carter Francom made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Francom was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyle Iverson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Gage McCown was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran beat Bonanza 9-5 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Faith Lutheran.
The team relied heavily on Benjamin Lovering, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two triples, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Sideco, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Las Vegas' victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 21-8-1. As for Faith Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7-1 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Las Vegas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Faith Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Las Vegas couldn't quite finish off Faith Lutheran when the teams last played back in April and fell 12-10. Can Las Vegas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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