The Lone Jack Mules are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Paul Lutheran Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Lone Jack's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three contests.
Lone Jack's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Santa Fe 12-0. The Mules might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Reese Evenson and Delaney Richards did most of the damage at the plate: Evenson went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs, while Richards went 2-for-3 with five RBI. Those five RBI gave Richards a new career-high. Johnna Bosch also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Lone Jack was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for St. Paul Lutheran's offense. They came up short against Concordia on Tuesday, falling 16-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Saints' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
The victory got Lone Jack back to even at 6-6. As for St. Paul Lutheran, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-9.
Lone Jack couldn't quite finish off St. Paul Lutheran in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 and fell 7-5. Can the Mules avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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