Lutheran is 8-2 against San Marcos Academy since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Lutheran Mustangs will be playing at home against the San Marcos Academy Bears at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lutheran has five straight victories, San Marcos Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lutheran is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past San Marcos Academy 23-3 on Tuesday. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by eight runs or more this season.
Austin Eickstead
| 03/04/25 @ San Marcos Academy | 11 |
| 02/27/25 vs New Braunfels Thunder | 6 |
| 02/21/25 vs All Saints Episcopal | 9 |
| 02/15/25 vs St. John XXIII | 1 |
| 02/08/25 vs Concordia | 13 |
Austin Eickstead was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Keegan Stinson was incredible, firing off three home runs, eight RBI, and four runs while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Lutheran: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 3-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brayden Larsen, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Lutheran kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.7 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 13.2.
Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for San Marcos Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
San Marcos Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Lutheran has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for San Marcos Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Lutheran keep running through batters, or will San Marcos Academy buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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