Cheyenne Mountain entered their tilt with Lutheran with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Lutheran Lions on Tuesday. This was payback for Cheyenne Mountain, who suffered a 4-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Robbie Namnoum spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Cheyenne Mountain's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colton Johnson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Charlie Scofield was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Lutheran's side, Jake Field was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Field has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Cheyenne Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Lutheran, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-9-1 record this season.
Cheyenne Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lutheran: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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