Lutheran waltzed into their contest on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Thomas Jefferson Spartans with a sharp 7-1 win. Lutheran might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Lutheran got a great performance from Cade Peterson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Eli Morgan was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ethan Cates, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Thomas Jefferson, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-6.
Lutheran will head out on the road to take on Palmer Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lutheran is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Thomas Jefferson, they will square off against Westminster at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Westminster has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.64 runs per game on average), something Thomas Jefferson will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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