Lions
| 04/10/25 @ Discovery Canyon | 16 |
| 03/19/25 vs Santa Fe South | 15 |
| 03/18/25 @ Sunrise Mountain | 13 |
| 03/13/25 vs George Washington | 10 |
| 03/17/25 @ Notre Dame Prep | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lutheran). They blew past the Discovery Canyon Thunder 16-9 on Thursday. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Thunder recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Ryan McDougal was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Wesolowski, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyce Macnamara, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Lutheran kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Lutheran's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Discovery Canyon, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Lutheran and Discovery Canyon could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. The Lions (ranked 55th) will meet Northfield (ranked ninth) at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Discovery Canyon will challenge Air Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (37 vs. 4).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
