After three games on the road, Living Word Lutheran is heading back home. They will take on the Lake Country Lutheran Lightning at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Living Word Lutheran: 4.1, Lake Country Lutheran: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Living Word Lutheran's win against Luther Prep wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Living Word Lutheran narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Luther Prep 6-4.
Easton Oliver was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Beau Kuhl was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, Lake Country Lutheran's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 16-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (ten), Lake Country Lutheran still had to take the loss.
Lake Country Lutheran got a massive performance out of Gavin Skrzypchak, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Skrzypchak is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Schieffer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Living Word Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Lake Country Lutheran, their loss ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-2.
Living Word Lutheran came up short against Lake Country Lutheran in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 8-3. Will Living Word Lutheran have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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