The Rising Sun Shiners will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Trinity Lutheran Cougars at 5:00 p.m.
Rising Sun lost 11-2 to Jac-Cen-Del on Saturday.
Rising Sun saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Trinity Lutheran waltzed into their game on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 19-3 win. Trinity Lutheran's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Drake Goodpaster and Levi Pottschmidt made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Goodpaster struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Pottschmidt tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Goodpaster has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Goodpaster went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Pottschmidt scored a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jackson Trueblood was a standout: he scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Peyton Pollert, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Rising Sun dropped their record down to 1-18 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Trinity Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season.
Everything went Rising Sun's way against Trinity Lutheran when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Rising Sun made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Rising Sun have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trinity Lutheran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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