A feisty cat fight will be fought as Lutheran Lions take on Resurrection Christian Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lutheran will be strutting in after a victory while Resurrection Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Lutheran took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Green Mountain.
Jack Poe
| 04/01/25 vs Green Mountain | 7 |
| 03/08/25 @ Holy Family | 4 |
| 03/19/24 vs O'Connor | 4 |
| 04/17/24 vs Northfield | 3 |
| 04/02/24 @ Elizabeth | 2 |
Lutheran got a great performance from Jack Poe as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Poe a new career-high.
At the plate, Jack Wesolowski was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Connor Sanders, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Resurrection Christian came up short against Brush on Thursday, falling 7-1. The matchup marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Resurrection Christian also got a good showing from Merick Fisbeck, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Fisbeck has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Resurrection Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braedyn Budd, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Resurrection Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Everything went Lutheran's way against Resurrection Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Lutheran made off with a 13-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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