Lucas posted their closest win since April 11, 2025 on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Central Christian Comets 7-5. That's more bragging rights for the Cubs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brady Anschutz
| 04/20/26 vs Central Christian | 9 |
| 04/17/26 vs Colonel Crawford | 3 |
| 04/14/26 vs Mansfield Christian | 6 |
| 04/10/26 @ South Central | 5 |
| 04/02/26 vs New London | 7 |
| + 4 more games |
Brady Anschutz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2025. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Xavier Hall, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2025. Cooper Day was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs.
Lucas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Central Christian, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-6.
Lucas will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Comets: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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