Trinity Lutheran is a perfect 10-0 against New Washington since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. The timing is sure in Trinity Lutheran's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while New Washington has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Trinity Lutheran's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Crothersville 18-0.
Lincoln Huff made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Huff was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
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In other batting news, Jonah Harker was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Drake Goodpaster, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for New Washington's offense. They fell 4-0 to South Ripley on Thursday.
Trinity Lutheran now has a winning record of 2-1. As for New Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Trinity Lutheran's way against New Washington when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Trinity Lutheran made off with an 11-1 victory. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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