Crusaders
| 03/31/26 @ East Prairie | 17-0 |
| 03/27/26 vs Leopold | 10-2 |
| 03/25/26 vs Meadow Heights | 18-8 |
Saxony Lutheran waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the East Prairie Eagles get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory. This was payback for the Crusaders, who suffered a 9-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Saxony Lutheran got a massive performance out of Seth Stageberg, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI Stageberg has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylor Wilson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one double.
Saxony Lutheran kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Saxony Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for East Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Looking ahead, Saxony Lutheran will venture away from home to challenge Kelly at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Crusaders 3.8, the Hawks 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for East Prairie, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Scott City at 4:30 p.m. The Rams' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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