Metro-East Lutheran won the last time they faced Lutheran North, and things went their way in their second game on Saturday too. The Metro-East Lutheran Knights were the clear victor by a 19-2 margin over the Lutheran North Crusaders. The win made it back-to-back victories for Metro-East Lutheran.
Metro-East Lutheran let Logan Johnson and Jacob Kober loose on the outfield. Johnson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Kober scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Thijson Heard, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Lutheran North's side, Osar Tate was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Metro-East Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Lutheran North, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-5.
Metro-East Lutheran will be playing at home against Marissa/Coulterville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Metro-East Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Lutheran North, they will head out on the road to square off against Hazelwood Central in Monday's first game. Hazelwood Central hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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