The Lutheran North Mustangs will face off against the Cranbrook Kingswood Cranes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lutheran North has eight straight victories, Cranbrook Kingswood has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lutheran North is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Richard an 18-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Cranbrook Kingswood was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of Greenhills by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cranes have suffered against the Gryphons since April 19, 2022.
Lutheran North pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Cranbrook Kingswood, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Lutheran North took their win against Cranbrook Kingswood when the teams last played last Tuesday by a conclusive 16-0 score. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Cranes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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