After flying high against Jennings last Wednesday, Hazelwood Central came back down to earth. The Hazelwood Central Hawks fell victim to a rough 16-2 defeat at the hands of the Lutheran North Crusaders on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hazelwood Central in their matchups with Lutheran North: they've now lost three in a row.
For Lutheran North's part, they got a massive performance out of Adonis Bledsoe, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Josh Burkett was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Hazelwood Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Lutheran North, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Hazelwood Central is on the road again on Thursday to play McCluer at 4:15 p.m. As for Lutheran North, they will face off against Cardinal Ritter College Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lutheran North knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Cardinal Ritter College Prep likes a good challenge.
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