Crean Lutheran had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 15-8 to make it four. They fell just short of the Canyon Comanches by a score of 11-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Saints have suffered since April 23, 2024.
As for Canyon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games.
For Canyon's part, they got a great performance from Kemuel Zhang as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Zhang has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cooper Stevenson was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chip Mertz, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
While Crean Lutheran had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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