On Wednesday, Faith Lutheran faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Faith Lutheran Crusaders were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Centennial Bulldogs. This was a revenge game for Faith Lutheran, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-2 loss when these two played last Monday.
Faith Lutheran got a great performance from Ace Hansen as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Hansen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nathan Keyes, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Lovering, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and a run.
On Centennial's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was E Santos, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Faith Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7-1 record this season. As for Centennial, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-12.
Faith Lutheran will be playing at home against Bonanza at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Faith Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. Centennial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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