Faith Lutheran is 4-0 against Las Vegas since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will look to defend their home field against the Las Vegas Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Faith Lutheran: 3.8, Las Vegas: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Faith Lutheran earned a 9-5 win over Bonanza. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Faith Lutheran.
The team relied heavily on Benjamin Lovering, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two triples, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Sideco, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Las Vegas faced Bishop Gorman in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Las Vegas came out on top against Bishop Gorman by a score of 8-5.
Carter Francom made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Francom was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kyle Iverson was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gage McCown, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Faith Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7-1 record this season. As for Las Vegas, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 21-8-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Faith Lutheran has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Las Vegas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Faith Lutheran skirted past Las Vegas 12-10 in their previous meeting back in April. Does Faith Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Las Vegas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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